2020 Hair TEST Rev

A bacterial infection of the hair follicle that produces constant pain?

• Alopecia

• Capitis

• Tinea

• Furuncle

What term refers to an infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice?

• Pediculosis capitis

• Pediculosis furuncle

• Alopecia areata

• Vesicles parasites

What is a highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite?

• Dandruff

• Pediculosis

• Scabies

• Tinea

What is the medical term for ringworm?

• Tinea

• Candidiasis

• Aspergilloma

• Pneumocystosis

What is a scalp disorder characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp?

• Tinea capitis

• Pediculosis furuncle

• Tinea favosa

• Tinea barbae

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

• seborrheic dermatitis

• parasites

• subcutaneous tissue

• fungal organisms

What is the medical term used to describe dandruff?

• Scabies

• Pityriasis

• Selenium

• Alopecia

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

• malassezia

• pyrithione

• steatoides

• capitis

What is a severe type of dandruff characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales mixed with sebum?

• Pityriasis capitis

• Tinea favosa

• Pityriasis steatoides

• Pityriasis papules

What is the technical term for brittle hair?

• Fragilitas crinium

• Hypertrichosis

• Pruritis

• Alopecia