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7652733106CuticleOutside covering of overlapping scales0
7652733107CortexInner layer made of keratin and imbedded with pigment also contains air sacs called cortical cusi1
7652733108MedullaInside layer running down the center of the cortex2
7652733109Melanin pigmentGranules that give hair it's color3
7652733110Human medulla may beContinuous, fragmented, or absent4
7652733111Medullary index for humans is usuallyLess than 1/35
7652733112For animal hair the medullary index is usuallyGreater than 1/26
7652733113AnagenHair that is actively growing; lasting 3 to 5 years 80% to 90% of a persons hair will be in this phase7
7652733114CatagenHair is not growing; a resting phase8
7652733115TelogenHair that is dying and ready to fall out lasting 2 to 6 months9
7652733116Hair grows about1 cm per month or one half inch per month10
7652733117Comparison Microscopea device used to analyze side-by-side specimens. It consists of two microscopes connected by an optical bridge, which results in a split view window enabling two separate objects to be viewed simultaneously.11

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