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Which term describes the fibrous protein that is the primary component of hair and nails?
The primary component of hair and nails is called keratin.
What makes up the primary composition of hair?
The scleroprotein called keratin is the primary component of hair.
Why does hair absorb oil?
Hair is made of proteins, mostly keratin. The cells are no longer vascular, but the outside of the hair shaft is porous, and can absorb water and oil.
Why hair curled?
Hair is curly or straight, depending upon the number of disulfide bonds between hair proteins found in the hair shaft. The greater the number of links, the curlier the hair, and the fewer the number of links, the straighter the hair.
What is the hair root and hair shaft?
The hair root is in the skin of your scalp. The hair shaft is the rest of the hair that you see.
What is the bulk of the hair shaft made of?
The bulk of a hair shaft is keratin.
What is the purpose of the hair shaft?
the purpose of the hair shaft is to protect and moisturize the scalp.
What makes curly hair curly?
If you have a flat shaft then then you have curly hair. If you have straight hair you have an oval shaft. It always depends on what type of shaft you have. It also depends if you have wavy hair or not.
The visible portion of the hair is the?
hair shaft
What is the structure of a hair shaft?
The structure of a hair shaft is where it grows and goes through the three different phases
What is visible part of the hair called?
Hair Shaft
When you have your hair cut the portion of the hair trimmed is called the?
hair shaft
