What is filled with capillaries that supply nourishment to the cells around it.
what is the papilla
What is caused by reduced color pigment melanin in the cortex layer of the hair?
Gray hair
What is the degree of coarseness or fineness in the hair fiber is referred to as
Texture
What is the ability of the hair to absorb moisture liquids or chemicals
Hair porosity
how many layers of cuticle scales are on each hair strand?
What is 7 to 12
What is the pigment that gives skin and hair is color?
Mel
What is the portion of hair that is inside the hair follicle under the skin surface?
What is the hair root
what is hair elasticity?
The ability of hair to stretch and return to its original shape without breaking
What is albinism?
When there is a total lack of pigmentation in the hair and skin
What are the three major layers of the hair?
What is the cuticle, cortex,and medulla
What are the three stages of hair growth?
Anagen, catagen, telogen
What is The area of the bulb where cell division takes place?
what is germinal Matrix