Milady - Chapter 11

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Alopecia

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Abnormal Hair loss

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Trichology

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Scientific study of hair and its diseases and care

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Alopecia Areata

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Autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person's own immune system.

Hint 3

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Alopecia totalis

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Total loss of scalp hair

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Alopecia Universalis

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Complete loss of body hair

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Amino Acids

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Units that are joined together end to end like pop beads by strong, chemical peptide bonds to form the polypeptide chains that comprise proteins.

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Anagen Phase

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AKA: Growth phase
Phase during which new hair is produced.

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Growth Phase

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Androgenic Alopecia

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AKA: Androgenetic Alopecia
Hair loss characterized by miniaturization of terminal hair that is converted to vellus hair; on men.

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Canities

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Gray Hair

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Carbuncle

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Inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue caused by staphylococci; similar to a furuncle but larger.

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Catagen Phase

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Brief transition period between the growth and resting phases of a hair follicle. It signals the end of the growth phase.

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COHNS

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Carbon
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Sulfur

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Cortex

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Middle layer of the hair; a fibrous protein core formed by elongated cells containing melanin pigment.

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Disulfide bond

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Strong chemical side bond that joins the sulfur atoms of two neighboring cysteine amino acids to create one cystine. Strongest bond.

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Hair root

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The part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis.

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Hair shaft

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The portion of hair that projects above the epidermis.

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Hair stream

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Hair flowing in the same direction.

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Hair texture

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Thickness or diameter of the individual hair strand

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Helix

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Spiral shape of a coiled protein created by polypeptide chains that intertwine with each other

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Hydrogen bond

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Weak, physical bond.
Broken with water or heat.

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Hydrophilic

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Easily absorb moisture

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Hydrophobic

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Naturally resistant to being penetrated by moisture.

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Hypertrichosis

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AKA: hirsuties
Growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair.

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Cowlick

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Tuft of hair that stands straight up

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Fragilitas crinium

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Technical word for brittle hair

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Furuncle

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Boil in the scalp

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Hair bulb

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Lowest part of a hair strand. Forms the lower part of the hair root.

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Helix

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Spiral shape of a coiled protein created by polypeptide chains that intertwine with each other

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Hair density

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The number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch of scalp.

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Hair Elasticity

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Ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original length without breaking.
Test when wet.

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Hair follicle

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The tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root.

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Hair porosity

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Ability of the hair to absorb moisture.

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Keratinization

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Process by which newly formed cells in the hair bulb mature, fill with Keratin, move upward, lose their nucleus, and die.

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Polypeptide chain

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A long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.

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Postpartum alopecia

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Temporary hair loss after giving birth.

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Proteins

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Long, coiled complex polypeptides made of amino acids

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Ringed hair

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Variety of vanities characterized by alternating band of gray and pigmented hair throughout the length of the hair strand.

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Salt bond

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Weak, physical bond
Dissolved with acid or alkaline products

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Scutula

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Dry, sulfur-yellow, cup like crust on the scalp in times favosa or tinea favus

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Side bonds

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Bonds that cross link the polypeptide chains together and are responsible for the extreme strength and elasticity of human hair

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Telogen phasr

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Resting phase
Final phase in the hair cycle, last until hair is shed.

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Terminal hair

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Long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs arms, and bodies of males and females

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Tinea

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Ringworm

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Lanthionine bond

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The bonds created when disulfide bonds are broken by hydroxide chemical hair relaxers after the relaxer is rinsed from the hair

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Tinea favosa

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AKA: tinea favus
Fungal infection characterized by dry, sulfur yellow, cup like crust on the scalp called scutula

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Trichoptilosis

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Split ends

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Trichorrhexis nodosa

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Knotted hair

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Vellus hair

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Lanugo hair, short, fine, unpigmented hair.

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Wave pattern

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The shape of the hair strands

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Whorl

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Hair that forms in a circular pattern on the crown of the head

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Malassezia

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Naturally occurring fungus that is present on all human skin. Responsible for dandruff when is out of control.

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Medulla

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Innermost layer of the hair that is composed of round cells; often absent in fine and naturally blond hair.

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Monilethrix

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Beaded hair

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Pediculosis capitis

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Infestation of the hair and scalp of head lice.

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Peptide bond

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AKA: end bond
Chemical bond that joins amino acids to each other, end to end, to form a polypeptide chain.

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Pityriasis

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Dandruff

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Pityriasis capitis simplex

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Classic dandruff
Scalp irritation, large flakes, and itchy scalp.

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Pityriasis steatoides

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Severe case of dandruff.
Accumulation of greasy or waxy scales, mixed with sebum, that stick to the scalp in crusts.