MILADY CHAPTER 11 HAIR DISORDERS

An autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a persons own immune system. This sudden falling out of hair in round patches or baldness in spots is known as _____.

• postpartum alopecia

• androgenic alopecia

• alopecia totalis

• alopecia areata

The complete loss of all body hair is known as _____.

• alopecia universalis
• alopecia totalis
• alopecia areata
• androgenic alopecia

What is a condition that is characterized by brittleness and the formation of nodular swellings along the hair shaft?

• Fragilitas crinium
• Trichorrhexis nodosa
• Alopecia areata
• Hypertrichosis

What is the technical term for beaded hair?

• Canities
• Hyperkeratosis
• Trichinosis
• Monilethrix

What is the technical term for brittle hair?

• Hypertrichosis
• Pityriasis capitis simplex
• Pruritis
• Fragilitas crinium

Temporary hair loss experienced at the end of a pregnancy is called _____.

• congenital alopecia
• postpartum alopecia
• involutional alopecia
• androgenic alopecia

What is the technical term for gray hair?

• Alopecia
• Canities
• Albino
• Ringed hair

The condition of abnormal hair growth of terminal hair is referred to as _____.

• monilethrix
• ringed hair
• hypertrichosis
• trichoptilosis

Trichoptilosis is the technical term for:

• split ends
• beaded hair
• knotted hair
• hair loss

An infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is:

• pediculosis capitis
• vesicles parasites
• alopecia areata
• pediculosis furuncle