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Decapentaplegic (Dpp/BMP), engrailed (en), Homeobox (hox), hedgehog/patched (hh/ptc), notch, ________, and branchless (Fgf) genes are all critical for hair follicle and vertebrate development in general

A

wingless/ armadillo (wg/wnt/catenin)

2
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The first hairs formed are ________, which are nonpig- mented, soft, and fine.

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lanugo hairs

3
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means loss of hair

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alopecia

4
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_______ a type of homeobox gene, is responsible for dorsal- ventral patterning

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Engrailed

5
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Types of Hair

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Laguno
Vellus
Terminal
Miniaturized

6
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___________ occurs where the inner root sheath begins to slough. Des- moglein expression markedly changes here as well, and trichilemmal or pilar cysts retain these characteristics

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Trichilemmal keratinization

7
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The Huxley layer is two to four cell layers thick and keratinizes above the Henle layer at the region known as ______________.

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Adamson fringe

8
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nside the cuticle, the cortex com- prises the bulk of the shaft and contains melanin. The cortex is arranged in large cable-like structures called ___________.

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macrofibrils

9
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KGF means

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keratinocyte growth factor

10
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hair follicle and consists of an inner basement membrane called the __________ and an outer connective tissue sheath.

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hyaline or vitreous (glassy) membrane