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What is the Substance made of keratin and is composed of the cuticle cortex and medulla?
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What are the names of the parts of the hair?
The cuticle, the cortex and the medulla.
What are the layer of the hair?
cuticle, cortex, and medulla (outer to inner)
Can you describe the 3 layers of hair?
cuticle the cortex and the medulla
What is The layer of soft keratin within the hair shaft?
Medulla
What is in a hair?
there is 3 sections to hair 1. cuticle (outer part) 2. cortex 3. medulla (center)
What separate the renal cortex from the medulla?
The renal medulla is composed mostly of collecting ducts and the nephron loops. You will not see any glomeruli in the medulla, as they are confined to the cortex. This makes the renal cortex and renal medulla easily distinguishable.
What is the chemical formula for leopard fur?
There is no specific chemical formula for leopard fur as it is composed of a complex mixture of proteins, lipids, and pigments. The exact composition of leopard fur can vary depending on the individual leopard and other environmental factors.
What are the three main parts of hair?
Three major parts of hair are Cuticle, Cortex, and Medulla.
What three components is the brainstem composed of?
the structures of the brain stem is composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.
What is the explanation for the cuticle cortex and medulla?
The cuticle is the outer scale section of the hair. it contains 10% of the hair"s weight. A healthy cuticle will result in a shine, glossy. smooth and soft textured hair. The cortex is the inner section of the hair shaft. This contains for 75% of the hair's strength. In the cortex is where the chemical bonds are broken. The medulla this is in the innermost part of the hair. It consist of tunnels of cells filled with air spaces running continuously or intermittently through the hair. A medulla is present in most hair type except thin.
What is the outermost toughest portion of the hair called?
the cell wall is the outermost part of the human skin and also the outermost layer of all plants its called the epidermous
What are the four layers of tissue in are teeth?
cuticle layerhuxley's layer ( which is the thickest layer of the three )heneles layeror1. Epiblema (epidermis without cuticle)2. Cortex3. Stele
