Across
- 2. The second layer of hair consisting of unique protein structures.
- 4. Germinal matrix cells produce the cells that ultimately ? (harden) and form the three major layers of the hair.
- 8. The hair follicle that produces a tightly curled hair has a flattened, ? shape.
- 10. The main purposes of ? are adornment and protection from heat, cold and injury
- 12. The outer covering of the hair shaft made up of overlapping layers of transparent scales.
- 13. In tightly curled hair, the follicle is almost ? to the surface of the scalp.
- 14. The ? matrix is the area of the bulb where cell division (mitosis) takes place.
- 16. The hair ?, sometimes referred to as the hair shaft or strand, is the portion of the hair that extends above the skin's surface.
- 18. In hair that is tightly ?, the hair follicles grow from the scalp at a much stronger angle.
- 19. the ? of the hair follicle determines the natural flow or wave pattern of the hair.
Down
- 1. In straight or wavy hair, hair follicles are more or less vertical to the surface of the scalp, with a slight tilt.
- 3. The technical name for the study of hair is ?
- 5. In fetal life, the hair ? forms from a cluster of cells in the upper layer of skin.
- 6. The ? of the hair fiber will be the same as the diameter of the inside of the follicle.
- 7. The ? of the hair follicle will determine the shape of the hair shaft as it grows from the follicle.
- 9. Only the ? of the hair bulb are alive.
- 11. The hair ? is the portion of hair that is inside the hair follicle under the skin's surface.
- 13. The ? is filled with capillaries that supply nourishment to the cells around it.
- 15. the central core of the hair shaft, also called the pith or marrow
- 17. The follicle in straight or wavy hair is typically ? or oval.
