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## HAIR - An important part of our body image - Found all over the body except on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, nipples and lips ### Function of the Hair - **Protection**: - Guarding head, shielding the eyes - Keeping foreign particles out of the respiratory (nose hair) - **H...

## HAIR - An important part of our body image - Found all over the body except on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, nipples and lips ### Function of the Hair - **Protection**: - Guarding head, shielding the eyes - Keeping foreign particles out of the respiratory (nose hair) - **Help to attract sexual partners**: - Hair follicle encloses the hair - Hair is also an epithelial structure ### Two Parts of the Hair - **Root**: Enclosed within the follicle - **Shaft**: Portion projecting from the skin - **Hair Bulb**: Formed by mitosis of the germinal epithelial cells at the base of the follicle - **Follicle**: Deepest part of the