| 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 |