All of the following regarding the hair growth cycle and hair shedding are true EXCEPT that each hair grows continuously without stopping for 2–5 years the hair loses its attachment to the follicle in the resting phase it is typical for adults with full heads of hair to shed about 100 hairs per day hairs are shed from the scalp when the follicle regresses

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All of the following regarding the hair growth cycle and hair shedding are true EXCEPT that
each hair grows continuously without stopping for 2–5 years
the hair loses its attachment to the follicle in the resting phase
it is typical for adults with full heads of hair to shed about 100 hairs per day
hairs are shed from the scalp when the follicle regresses
Transcribed Image Text:All of the following regarding the hair growth cycle and hair shedding are true EXCEPT that each hair grows continuously without stopping for 2–5 years the hair loses its attachment to the follicle in the resting phase it is typical for adults with full heads of hair to shed about 100 hairs per day hairs are shed from the scalp when the follicle regresses
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