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Active growth phase of a hair follicle
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Lightening or taking all color out of hair
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Transition phase between anagen and telogen
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The primary anatomical region of a hair between the cuticle region and the medullary region
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Air Spaces found throughout the root and hair shaft
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C
The scale structure covering the outer portion of the hair.
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a medullary appearance in which the proportion of the visible areas of medulla is greater than the areas when the medulla is not visible.
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Tiny muscles that makes hair stand up
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E
The brown pigment occurring in human and animal hair.
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F
Tissue from a hair follicle that is still attached to the root end of a hair.
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G
The fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of many mammals. It consists of a combination of longer __________ on top
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H
A fibrous outgrowth from the skin of mammals.
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A term that describes a scale pattern with edges overlapping in a wavy pattern. This pattern is typical of human hair.
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K
The foundation of outgrowth tissue from the epidermis, such as hair, nails, feathers, and horns of animals.
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The fine hairs found on newborns, lost shortly after birth.
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The core of the hair shaft that is composed of air vacuoles and cells.
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Calculation used to determine human from animal hair
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The granule that gives hair its color
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Structural characteristics of hair
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Where hair grows from
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The small particles in a hair that impart color.
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Q
A sample of unknown origin.
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R
The follicular structure at the proximal end of a hair.
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Tiny plate-like structures composed of keratin that forms the cuticle.
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The resting phase of the hair cycle.
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Large, coarse hair the replaces velus hair
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T
The study of hair
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U
The change in the true diameter along the length of the hair shaft that results in change in the cross-sectional shape. This can give the hair a wavy appearance.
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V
fine body hair.