Exam Q’s and A’s
Alopecia - (answer)Abnormal hair loss
Alopecia Areata - (answer)The sudden falling out of hair in patches or spots - autoimmune disorder
Alopecia prematura - (answer)Hair loss that occurs before middle age
Alopecia senilis - (answer)Hair loss occurring in old age
Alopecia syphilitica - (answer)Hair loss as a result of syphilis
alopecia totalis - (answer)total loss of scalp hair
alopecia universalis - (answer)complete loss of body hair
amino acids - (answer)the building blocks of proteins
anagen phase - (answer)(growth phase) phase during which new hair is produced.
androgenic alopecia - (answer)hair loss that occurs as a result of genetics, age, and hormonal changes;
male pattern baldness
arrector pili - (answer)involuntary muscle fiber attached to the follicle
Canities - (answer)Technical term for gray hair
Carbuncle - (answer)The result of an acute, deep-seated bacterial infection in the subcutaneous tissue
, Milady Standard Barbering - Chapter 10 - Properties and Disorders of the Hair and Scalp
Exam Q’s and A’s
catagen phase - (answer)Transition phase of the hair growth cycle that signals the end of the growth
phase
Cortex - (answer)Middle layer of the hair shaft
Cowlick - (answer)Tuft of hair that stands straight up
Cuticle - (answer)Outermost layer of the hair shaft
Cysteine - (answer)An amino acid with a sulfur atom (S) that joins together two peptide strands.
dermal papilla - (answer)small cone shaped elevation located at the base of the hair follicle that fits into
the hair bulb
disulfide bonds - (answer)Also known as a sulfur bond; a type of chemical cross bond found in the hair
cortex
End bonds - (answer)Also known as peptide bonds; chemical bonds that join amino acids end to end
Eumelanin - (answer)Melanin that gives brown and black color to hair.
follicle - (answer)tubelike depression in the skin that contains the hair root
Folliculitis barbae - (answer)also known as barber's itch; a bacterial infection of the hair follicles with
inflamed pustules in the bearded areas of the face and neck; may have hairs growing through the
pustule
fragilitas crinium - (answer)technical term for brittle hair