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Pubic hair
* appears during puberty in girls and boys.
* becomes both coarser and more curled and spreads to cover the area between the legs.
* begins to grow at about the same time the growth spurt occurs
  - in a triangular patch in the pubic area, lightly at first
* can vary by amount, color, texture, and coarseness.
* causes crime.
* decreases, the labia majora atrophy, and the labia minora and clitoris shrink in size.
* fills the pubic area and extends onto the surface of the thighs and up the abdomen.
* grows there on most adolescents and adult women
  - with male pattern
* grows, and the child's body shape changes
  - as do whiskers
* is as natural as the hair on one's head or on one's legs and armpits
  - body hair
  - hair that grows in the pubic region, which is the part of the body where the penis is
  - often the second unequivocal change of puberty
  - shorter , curlier and rougher than hair on the head
  - what is known as a secondary sex characteristic
* kind of terminal hair type.
* spreads to the thighs and upward towards the stomach.
  * appears during puberty in girls and boys. Beginning with only a few hairs, the area quickly fills out in a triangular shape making a thick patch of hair.
* wild rabbit in Colorado.
+ Puberty, Body changes in males, Body hair and skin changes: Physiology :: Human sexuality
  * Pubic hair is hair that grows in the pubic region, which is the part of the body where the penis is. Pubic hair is shorter, curlier and rougher than hair on the head. It usually starts growing on the abdomen above the penis at the place where it joins the body. There may also be some hair on the scrotum. After about six months to a year, there will be a large triangle of hair in the pubic region. Within three to four years after puberty begins, there is a lot of pubic hair in the area above the penis.
  * Pubic hair is hair that grows in the pubic region, which is the part of the body where the penis is. Pubic hair is shorter, curlier and rougher than hair on the head. It usually starts growing on the abdomen above the penis at the place where it joins the body. There may also be some hair on the scrotum. After about six months to a year, there will be a large triangle of hair in the pubic region. Within three to four years after puberty begins, there is a lot of pubic hair in the area above the penis. Later on, pubic hair also grows on the abdomen upwards towards the navel and on the insides of the thighs.

Sensory hair
* penetrate the cuticle and are connected with the nervous system.
* respond to air coming from a particular direction.

Short hair
* is considered to be above chin length
  - easier to keep clean and dry
  - lighter and cooler than long hair
* reduces the effects of thinning hair by making it appear fuller and thicker.
* tends to hide thinning hair.

Sparse hair
* appears in the tips of the chin and upper jaw, often associated with callosities.
* are scattered over the body, but are especially noticeable around the face and mouth.

Straight hair
* have a round shape, and wavy and curly hairs are flat.
* is always in style
  - circular, or nearly circular in cross section
  - common in people living in colder climates as it keeps the neck and head warm
  - round, wavy hairs are oval, kinky and curly hairs are usually flat
* lies flat because it's round and grows out of round follicles.

Synthetic hair
* burns quickly and gives off little or no odor.
* has a permanent curl which only requires brushing to re-establish.
* looks and wears like human hair.

Thatch
* are construction materials
  - located in roofs
  - plant materials
* includes corpi
  - sections
  - widow's peaks

Thick hair
* Some thick hairs can be quite stiff and bristle-like but are only composed of a single row of cells.
* grows from the scalp and some other parts of the body.
* is symbolic of youth.