Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - Hair and Nails - Before You Go On - Page 190: 7

Answer

Vellus hair constitutes about two-thirds of the hair of women, onetenth of the hair of men, and all the hair of children except for the eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair of the scalp. Terminal hair is longer, coarser, and usually more heavily pigmented. It forms the eyebrows and eyelashes and covers the scalp; after puberty, it also forms the axillary and pubic hair male facial hair, and some of the hair on the trunk and limbs.

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