(D) Cosmo - Hair Biology

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The portion of the hair that projects above the epidermis

• shaft

• root

• cortex

• medulla

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The part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis

• cortex

• bulb

• root

• shaft

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The lowest part of the hair strand

• follicle

• bulb

• dermal papilla

• sebaceous glad

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The oil glands in the skin that are connected to the hair follicles and secrete sebum

• shaft

• arrector pili

• trichology

• sebaceous glands

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The scientific study of hair and its disease and care

• hairology

• trichology

• biology

• cutology

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A small involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle that causes the hair to stand up straight when a strong emotion or cold is experienced

• dermal papilla

• sebaceous gland

• cortex

• arrector pili

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A small, cone-shaped elevation located at the base of the hair follicle that fits into the hair bulb

• dermal papilla

• follicle

• root

• arrector pili

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The tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root

• shaft

• bulb

• cuticle

• follicle

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The innermost layer of the hair

• medulla

• bulb

• cuticle

• follicle

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The middle layer of the hair which contains the melanin that gives your hair its color

• cortex

• cuticle

• medulla

• bulb

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The outermost layer of the hair which consists of an overlapping layer of scale like cells that look like shingles on a roof

• root

• cuticle

• sebaceous gland

• shaft