WorksheetsHair Unit Vocabulary
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cortex
located between the hair cuticle and medulla and is the thickest hair layer, containing most of the hair's pigment.
Air spaces located in the cortex of hairs.
the outermost part of the hair shaft. It is formed from dead cells, overlapping in layers, which form scales
a tiny muscle connected to each hair follicle and the skin.
Cortical Fusi
located between the hair cuticle and medulla and is the thickest hair layer, containing most of the hair's pigment.
Air spaces located in the cortex of hairs.
the outermost part of the hair shaft. It is formed from dead cells, overlapping in layers, which form scales
a tiny muscle connected to each hair follicle and the skin.
Cuticle
located between the hair cuticle and medulla and is the thickest hair layer, containing most of the hair's pigment.
Air spaces located in the cortex of hairs.
the outermost part of the hair shaft. It is formed from dead cells, overlapping in layers, which form scales
a tiny muscle connected to each hair follicle and the skin.
Erector Muscle
located between the hair cuticle and medulla and is the thickest hair layer, containing most of the hair's pigment.
Air spaces located in the cortex of hairs.
the outermost part of the hair shaft. It is formed from dead cells, overlapping in layers, which form scales
a tiny muscle connected to each hair follicle and the skin.
Follicle
the sheath of cells and connective tissue which surrounds the root of a hair.
the innermost layer of the hair shaft. This nearly invisible layer is the most soft and fragile, and serves as the pith or marrow of the hair
A knoblike vascular indentation of the bottom of a hair follicle, on which the hair bulb fits.
small oil-producing gland present in the skin of mammals, usually attached to hair follicles
Medulla
the sheath of cells and connective tissue which surrounds the root of a hair.
the innermost layer of the hair shaft. This nearly invisible layer is the most soft and fragile, and serves as the pith or marrow of the hair
A knoblike vascular indentation of the bottom of a hair follicle, on which the hair bulb fits.
small oil-producing gland present in the skin of mammals, usually attached to hair follicles
Papilla
the sheath of cells and connective tissue which surrounds the root of a hair.
the innermost layer of the hair shaft. This nearly invisible layer is the most soft and fragile, and serves as the pith or marrow of the hair
A knoblike vascular indentation of the bottom of a hair follicle, on which the hair bulb fits.
small oil-producing gland present in the skin of mammals, usually attached to hair follicles
Sebaceous Gland
the sheath of cells and connective tissue which surrounds the root of a hair.
the innermost layer of the hair shaft. This nearly invisible layer is the most soft and fragile, and serves as the pith or marrow of the hair
A knoblike vascular indentation of the bottom of a hair follicle, on which the hair bulb fits.
small oil-producing gland present in the skin of mammals, usually attached to hair follicles
Hair Shaft
A knoblike vascular indentation of the bottom of a hair follicle, on which the hair bulb fits.
the innermost layer of the hair shaft. This nearly invisible layer is the most soft and fragile, and serves as the pith or marrow of the hair
shaft is made up of three layers and above the skin.
part of hair that lies below the skin, scientifically called the follicle
Hair Root
A knoblike vascular indentation of the bottom of a hair follicle, on which the hair bulb fits.
the innermost layer of the hair shaft. This nearly invisible layer is the most soft and fragile, and serves as the pith or marrow of the hair
shaft is made up of three layers and above the skin.
part of hair that lies below the skin, scientifically called the follicle
