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What is the purpose of the medulla in the hair shaft?
The purpose of the medulla granules currently remains unknown. The medulla is the innermost structure of the hair structure and is sometimes not present; usually, it is only present in large, terminal strands of hair.
How is the medullary index of hair calculated?
The medullary index measures the diameter of the medulla relative to the diameter of the hair shaft. MI= Medulla Diameter -------------------------- x 100 Hair Diameter
What is the innermost section of hair?
The medulla is the inner most layer of hair.
What is the innermost part of the hair called?
The innermost layer of the hair is the Medulla.
The inner core of a hair is called the?
Medulla
Is the medulla found in African American hair?
no it is not.
What is the soft core of a hair strand?
Medulla
What is the soft core of the hair strand?
medulla
What is the part of a hair that is containing fusi?
medulla
What is theThe central core of hair?
Medulla
Why is the part of the hair and part of the brain both called the medulla?
Because medulla means the middle or interior part of something. With regard to hair, the medulla of a piece of hair is the innermost layer of the hair shaft; with regard to the brain, the full term is the medulla oblongata, which is often shortened to just medulla when it's clear that the reference is to the brain, and I think the term is used in this instance to mean the first part of the brain, between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain.
What is the name for the soft core of the hair strand?
Medulla
