CH 7 Hair & Scalp Properties

Name and describe the 5 main structures of the hair root.

Name the 3 layers of the hair.

Explain the process of of keratinization.

What are polypeptide chains?

List and describe the 3 types of side bonds (How are each broken)Which are weak and strong.

Name and describe the 2 types of melanin responsible for hair color.

Name and describe the two types of hair and their locations on the body.

What are the 3 phases of the hair growth cycle? What occurs during those phases.

What is the reasons for normal daily hair loss?

What is the most common hair types of abnormal hair loss?