QUIZΞZ.NΞT
The technical term for beaded hair is ________________
monilethrix
A highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite that burrows under the skin is _____________
scabies
The term for the spiral shape of a coiled protein is ____________
helix
Shaving, clipping, and cutting the hair on the head _____________
has no effect on hair growth
Dry, sulfur-yellow, cuplike crusts on the scalp are called _____________
scutula
The _____________ are part of the integumentary system
hair, skin, nails, and glands
The long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms, and bodies of males and females is called ______________
terminal hair
The technical term for knotted hair is ____________
trichorrhexis nodosa
The _________________ is the innermost layer of the hair and is composed of round cells
medulla
When hair leaves the follicles at an angle and forms patterns or streams on the head, it is called _______________
a whorl
The part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis is the ______________
hair root
A particular pattern of hair stream that is usually more noticeable on the front hairline in people with short, think hair as a ____________
cowlick
The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is called ___________
hair porosity
The middle layer of the hair is the ____________
cortex
An autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person's own immune system is _______________
alopecia areata
Vellus hair is also known as _______________
lanugo hair
The technical term for ringworm is _________________
tinea
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