Anatomy & SciencesQuestion 39 of 48491% of test-takers answer this correctly

Androgenetic alopecia is best known as:

a.Pattern hair loss (male or female pattern baldness)
b.Shedding after pregnancy
c.Round patches of total hair loss
d.Scalp ringworm

Explanation

Androgenetic alopecia is pattern hair loss linked to genetics and hormones. Alopecia areata causes round patches; tinea capitis is scalp ringworm.

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