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  2. Cortex (hair) - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the hair shaft, indicating medulla (innermost), cortex, and cuticle (exterior.) Anatomy of hair. The cortex of the hair shaft is located between the hair cuticle and medulla and is the thickest hair layer. It contains most of the hair's pigment, giving the hair its color. The major pigment in the cortex is melanin, which is also ...

  3. Root sheath (hair) - Wikipedia

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    a delicate cuticle next the hair, composed of a single layer of imbricated scales with atrophied nuclei; Huxley's layer; Henle's layer; The term "trichilemmal" refers to the outer root sheath. [2] The IRS functions to mould, adhere, as well as participate in the keratinization of growing hair. [3]

  4. Inner root sheath - Wikipedia

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    The inner root sheath or internal root sheath of the hair follicle is located between the outer root sheath and the hair shaft. [1] It is made of three layers: Henle's layer, Huxley's layer, and the cuticle. [2] The inner root sheaf serves to protect growing hair. [3]

  5. Medulla (hair) - Wikipedia

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    Anatomy of hair Diagram of the hair shaft, indicating medulla (innermost), cortex, and cuticle (exterior.) The medulla is the innermost layer of the hair shaft. This nearly invisible layer is the most soft and fragile, and serves as the pith or marrow of the hair. Some mammals don't have a medulla in their hair. The presence or absence of this ...

  6. Hair - Wikipedia

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    Hair provides thermal regulation and camouflage for many animals; for others it provides signals to other animals such as warnings, mating, or other communicative displays; and for some animals hair provides defensive functions and, rarely, even offensive protection. Hair also has a sensory function, extending the sense of touch beyond the ...

  7. Category:Hair anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Hair anatomy" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Hair matrix; Henle's layer ...

  8. Huxley's layer - Wikipedia

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    Huxley's layer is the second layer of the inner root sheath of the hair and consists of one or two layers of horny, flattened, nucleated cells. It lies between Henle's layer and the cuticle . [ 1 ]

  9. Hair matrix - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The hair matrix, or simply matrix, produces the ...