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Cricks Hair
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is another name for hair? | pili |
| What are the 2 parts of a hair? | shaft and root |
| What is hair made of? | Dead keratinized cells |
| What is the name given to the mass of epidermal cells, connective and muscle tissue surrounding the root? | Hair follicle |
| What is the name given to the slender muscle that attaches to the root of a hair? | arrector pili |
| What is the function of the arrector pili? | To make the hair "stand up" in response to cold or fright. |
| What pigment gives hair its color? | melanin |
| What is another name given to sebaceous glands? | oil glands |
| Sebaceous gland openings tend to be where? | Into hair follicles, this is how hair gets oil. |
| What is the name of the oil produced by sebaceous glands? | sebum |