Properties of Hair and Scalp List 3

The technical term for gray hair is:

• ringed hair

• canities

• alopecia

• albino

Current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a fungus called:

• malassezia

• steatoides

• pyrithione

• capitis

A severe type of dandruff characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales mixed with sebum is:

• pityriasis steatoides

• tinea favosa

• pityriasis capitis

• pityriasis papules

Tinea is characterized by itching scales and sometimes painful circular lesions and is caused by:

• fungal organisms

• parasites

• seborrheic dermatitis

• subcutaneous tissue

Which of the following scalp disorders is characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp?

• tinea barbae

• pediculosis furuncled

• tinea capitis

• tinea favosa

The condition of abnormal hair growth of terminal hair is referred to as:

• trichoptilosis

• ringed hair

• monilethrix

• hypertrichosis

The medical term used to describe dandruff is:

• pyrithione

• selenium

• alopecia

• pityriasis

The measurement that describes the number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch of the scalp is:

• density

• diameter

• porosity

• elasticity

The growth phase, during which new hair is produced is called?

• telogen

• anagen

• pityriasis

• sebum

The medical term for ringworm is called?

• pediculosis

• tinea

• pityriasis

• sebum