A | B |
hair follicle | pocket that holds hair |
hair bulb | club shaped; protects the papilla |
hair papilla | cone shaped; where hair growth begins and nourishment takes place |
arrector pili | muscle that causes goose bumps |
sebaceous gland | produces oil or sebum |
hair root | part of the hair that lies underneath the skin |
hair shaft | part of the hair above the skin |
hair cuticle | protects the hair, outer layer, clear |
hair cortex | middle layer; location of bonds and melanin |
hair medulla | missing from blonde hair; in the center of the hair shaft |
barba | hair on the face |
capili | hair on head |
cilia | thin hairlike projections (eyelashes) |
supercilia | eyebrows |