The dormant or shedding phase of hair is known as the:

The dormant or shedding phase of hair is known as the:

• A. Growth phase
• B. Transition phase
• C. Dormant or shedding phase
• D. Active phase

Answer: (C)

Understand the cycle hair goes through. Hair growth happens in phases: the growth phase where the hair is actively formed, a short transition phase where growth slows and the follicle changes, and the resting or shedding phase where growth stops and the hair may shed. The dormant or shedding phase described here corresponds to the resting phase, known as telogen. This is the stage when the follicle is at rest and the hair is released or ready to be shed, after which a new growth cycle begins with a fresh hair entering the growth phase. So this term explicitly matches the resting/shedding stage. The growth or active phase is the period of active production, and the transition phase is the brief shift between growth and rest, not the resting/shedding period.

Understand the cycle hair goes through. Hair growth happens in phases: the growth phase where the hair is actively formed, a short transition phase where growth slows and the follicle changes, and the resting or shedding phase where growth stops and the hair may shed. The dormant or shedding phase described here corresponds to the resting phase, known as telogen. This is the stage when the follicle is at rest and the hair is released or ready to be shed, after which a new growth cycle begins with a fresh hair entering the growth phase. So this term explicitly matches the resting/shedding stage. The growth or active phase is the period of active production, and the transition phase is the brief shift between growth and rest, not the resting/shedding period.