Things can take a dramatic turn if someone has a habit of consuming a large amount of hair over a period of time.
True
False
Melanin is a substance in your body that produces hair, eye and skin pigmentation. The more melanin you produce, the darker your eyes, hair and skin will be.
False
True
Karetin has a highly organized structure and can be broken easily down by our digestive juices.
False
True
Keratin also makes up our _____, ______, and _____ .
fingernails, the lining of internal organs and the outer layer of the skin
When you swallow a single hair accidentally, they just end up _____ .
staying in your stomach
passing out of the body
growing more hair in your stomach
The color of hair depends on how much _____ each strand has.
Keratin
Carbohydrates
Melanin
A ______ of something such as hair, wire, or thread is a single thin piece of it.
school
bunch
strand
A dense hairball can cause _____ in cat.
Trichobezoar
Rabies
Heartworms
You need to worry when you swallow a single strand of hair.
True
False
Our hair is made up of proteins called _____ .
keratin
collagen
insulin
People who compulsively swallow their own hair are said to have a psychiatric disorder called _____ .
Triphophagia (Hair pulling disorder)
Consuming a large amount of hair cause a major problem as a lump of hair _____ in your stomach. .
will get stuck
will be digested
will be dissoved
_____ is an extremely rare medical condition where hairs the person has eaten become tangled and trapped in their stomach.
Rapunzel syndrome
We _____ be able to digest the hair naturally.
won't
will
The only way to get rid of the hair stuck in the stomach is through a major _____ .
surgery
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