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Properties of Hair and Scalp

Across
Abnormal Hair Loss
The Dermal ___________ provides blood and nutritian to create new hair cells
Term for beaded hair
Middle layer of the hair that contains melanin
The lowest part of the hair root that is club shaped
Tube-like depression that contains the hair root
Term for split ends
Gives lighter pigment to red and blond hair
The ability of the hair to absorb moisture
Scientific study of hair
Inflammation found in the subcutaneous tissue caused by staphylococci, similar to a furuncle
Term for dandruff
Ist phase of hair growth
Outer layer of the hair
Tiny grains of pigment in the cortex
Down
________ Capitis is an infestation of head lice
Term for gray hair
When newly formed cells fill up with keratin, lose their nucleus and die
The hair ______________ protrudes above the surface of the skin
Fungus that grows out of control on the scalp
The phase that signals the end of the growth phase
Gives dark pigment to dark hair
The hair ______________ is found below the surface of the skin
Alopecia ______________ is the complete loss of body hair
Alopecia is temporary hair loss during pregnancy
The resting phase
A fibrous protein produce by live cells originating in the follicle
Boil, localized bacterial infection that causes constant pain
Found in the middle of a hair strand but not all hair contains one