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The Hair Anatomy

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    The Hair Anatomy
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  • What part of the hair is this?
    It's the hair shaft.
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  • What part of the hair is this?
    It's the oil gland (sebaceous gland).
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  • What part of the hair is this?
    It's the hair root.
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  • What part of the hair is this?
    It's the papilla.
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  • What are these?
    They're the veins, blood vessels, nerves.
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  • What part of the hair is this?
    It's the medulla.
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  • What part of the hair is this?
    It's the cortex.
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  • What part of the hair is this?
    It's the cuticle.
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  • What's the part of the hair that we can touch?
    The hair shaft.
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  • What's the component that gives our hair its color?
    The melanin.
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  • What helps our hair get stronger?
    The keratin.
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  • Is the hair shaft made of living cells or dead cells?
    Dead cells. That's why it doesn't hurt to get a haircut!
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  • How many layers does each individual hair have?
    Three layers.
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  • Which are the layers of each individual hair?
    The medulla, the cortex, and the cuticle.
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