Chapter 8 Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
What is the technical term for beaded hair?	Monilethrix
What behavior best explains why a client may be dealing with pediculosis capitis?	The client is not being careful about limiting contact with other people’s heads, both directly and indirectly.
What is the medical term used to describe dandruff?	pityriasis
What would result if a cosmetologist treated a client with trichoptilosis by conditioning and moisturizing the hair?	The hair would be softened, but the damage would not be repaired.
What is a scalp disorder characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp?	tinea favosa
A cosmetologist is able provide treatment for __________.	trichoptilosis
What hair disorder is caused by loss of the hair’s natural pigment?	canities
Which treatment is recommended for a client with trichorrhexis nodosa?	softening the hair with conditioners
The complete loss of all body hair is known as _____.	alopecia universalis
Which sentence best describes a client with the disorder monilethrix?	The client’s hair has a beaded appearance due to narrowing of the hair shaft.
Which hair disorder causes terminal hair to grow on areas of a woman’s body where terminal hair typically does not grow?	hirsuties
An example of a parasitic infection is ________.	pediculosis capitis
What is a severe type of dandruff characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales mixed with sebum?	pityriasis steatoides
The following are all true statements about congenital canities EXCEPT:	Canities can be caused by narrowing of the hair shaft.
The following are all causes of hair loss EXCEPT ______.	extreme stress
Each of the following hair disorders is characterized by brittle hair EXCEPT ______.	hirsuties
Temporary hair loss experienced at the end of a pregnancy is called _____.	postpartum alopecia
What is the technical term for brittle hair?	fragilitas crinium
What term refers to an acute, localized bacterial infection of the hair follicle that produces constant pain?	furnucle
What is the cause of pityriasis?	fungal infection
What are indications that a client is infected with scabies?	The client complains of itchiness and a bumpy rash with blisters on the scalp.
Which of the following statements is true about alopecia areata?	Alopecia areata most often begins in childhood.
If a client’s hair is brittle and there are circular-shaped lesions on the scalp with red spots at the opening of the hair follicles, the client is likely infected with ______.	tinea capitis
The following are all reasons a cosmetologist should understand hair and scalp disorders and diseases EXCEPT __________.	Understanding the cause of a client's hair loss is necessary to determine which surgical hair replacement techniques to recommend
Which of the following is a reason cosmetologists should understand hair and scalp disorders and diseases?	Cosmetologists can better recommend client hair loss treatments if they can identify the differences between common and irregular hair loss.
Which type of alopecia is defined as hair loss in round or irregularly shaped patches caused by the immune system attacking hair follicles?	Alopecia areata
A client expresses frustration with continued thinning hair following a prolonged medical situation, during which the client did not receive adequate nutrition. On the advice of the healthcare provider, the client followed and improved nutrition diet,
the client followed and improved nutrition diet, but after 2 months there has been no improvement in hair density. What advise should a cosmetologist give the client?	The client should continue the improved nutrition diet and wait for results as there has not yet been enough time for the hair follicles to regenerate.
Identify a true statement about congenital canities.	Canities can be present at birth.
What is a condition that is characterized by brittleness and the formation of nodular swellings along the hair shaft?	Trichorrhexis nodosa
What is the cause of pityriasis?	Fungal infection
What is the most appropriate process to distinguish pityriasis and pediculosis capitis?	Examine the scalp closely to determine whether the foreign matter is loose or attached to hair strands.
Trichoptilosis is the technical term for _____________.	Split ends

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