Across
- 2. small filamentous structures; protrude from surface of skin
- 4. the natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue
- 6. A manufactured mineral fiber
- 7. inner most part of hair
- 8. Insect fiber spun by a silk worm
- 10. expanded knob at base of root
- 11. largely determined by melanin produced in matrix
- 14. between the medulla and the cuticle
- 16. A manufactured inorganic fiber
- 19. A vegetable fiber that is strong, tough, and flexible.
- 20. Provides warmth from a light weight soft resilient fiber
- 21. actively growing hair
Down
- 1. Portion of hair projecting from skin's surface
- 3. hair that is dying
- 4. Most widely used man made fiber
- 5. animal fiber most often coming from sheep
- 9. hair that is not growing
- 12. a natural fiber that has been used in fire-resistant substances
- 13. Most durable man made fabric
- 14. outermost layer of hair
- 15. Segment of hair embedded in dermis;
- 17. Extreme elastic properties
- 18. chemically-altered cellulose