hair care

Question 1

broken hair/abraded cuticle

Answer 1

cuticle becomes cracked and frayed

Question 2

split ends/brittle hair

Answer 2

small cracks in cuticle deepen in the cortex

Question 3

nodules/trihchorrhexis

Answer 3

lumps and swelling along hair shaft

Question 4

canities

Answer 4

grayness or whiteness of hair

Question 5

monilethrix/beaded hair

Answer 5

breaks in the hair between beads or nodes

Question 6

matting/pilca polonica

Answer 6

mass of hair strands that cannot be separated

Question 7

ringed hair/pili annulati

Answer 7

alternating bands of gray and dark hair

Question 8

hypertrichosis/ambras syndrome

Answer 8

abnormal coverage of hair on areas of the body

Question 9

hirsutism/superfluous hair

Answer 9

excessive amounts of hair in women

Question 10

scales/psoriasis

Answer 10

thick, crusty patches of red irritated scalp

Question 11

dandruff/pityriasis

Answer 11

chronic; excessive flaking, itchiness, tightness, and irritation

Question 12

dry dandruff/pityriasis capitols simplex

Answer 12

dry flakes that appear translucent

Question 13

greasy or waxy dandruff/pityriasis

Answer 13

oily flakes combined with sebum; stick to the scalp in clusters. yellowish

Question 14

ring worm of scalp/ tinea capitis

Answer 14

enlarged open hair follicles surrounded by clusters or red spots

Question 15

honeycomb ring worm/tinea favosa favus

Answer 15

dry, yellow encrusted areas

Question 16

itch mite/scabies

Answer 16

red, watery vesicles, parasites

Question 17

head lice/pediculosis capitis

Answer 17

infestation of head lice causing itching

Question 18

lanugo hair

Answer 18

fine silky hair covering the body before birth

Question 19

vellus hair

Answer 19

horst, fine, non pigmented hair that replaces lanugo hair

Question 20

terminal hair

Answer 20

long, thick pigmented hair such as scalp or eyebrow hair

Question 21

alopecia

Answer 21

excessive hair loss

Question 22

androgenetic alopecia

Answer 22

male pattern baldness or thinning of hair in females

Question 23

postpartum alopecia

Answer 23

temporary hair loss at conclusion of pregnancy

Question 24

alopecia areata

Answer 24

sudden loss of hair in round irregular patches

Question 25

alopecia areata totalis

Answer 25

total loss of hair in the scalp

Question 26

alopecia areata universalis

Answer 26

loss of hair over entire scalp and body

Question 27

alopecia prematura

Answer 27

baldness that occur early in life

Question 28

telogen effluvium

Answer 28

premature shedding of hair during the resting stage

Question 29

traumatic alopecia

Answer 29

hair loss from excessive pulling or twisting