INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS
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cuticle
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cortex
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medulla
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polymer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cuticle – the tough, clear outer covering of the hair shaft composed of overlapping scales. Cortex – middle layer of the hair shaft that provides strength; comprises most of the hair mass; the region of a hair located outside of the medulla containing granules of pigments.
Detailed explanation-2: -To put it plainly, a hair cuticle is the outermost layer of a hair strand. It’s what protects your hair from damage and imparts shine. Scientifically speaking, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) defines a hair cuticle as a layer of dead cells that form a protective layer around the strand.
Detailed explanation-3: –the cuticle: a thin, protective outer layer that contains the nourishing part essential to the development of the hair, highly keratinized, composed of scale-like cells that overlap one another, these are about 60 micrometers long and 6 micrometers wide.