Medical Terminology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| arrector pili | a small slip of smooth muscle attached to hairs; when this muscle contracts the hair shaft stands up and results in "goose bumps". |
| hair follicle | cavities in the dermis that contain the hair root. hair grows longer from the root. |
| hair root | deeper cells that divide to grow a hair longer |
| hair shaft | older keratinized cells that form most of the length of a hair |
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