| 1. | Lanugo functions as an anchor to hold the vernix caseosa on the skin.
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| 2. | Without the lanugo to anchor the vernix caseosa, these functions would be compromised.
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| 3. | Lanugo hair is a much thicker type of hair that normally grows only on fetuses.
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| 4. | Vellus hair is not lanugo hair.
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| 5. | Vellus hair replaces lanugo hair on a human fetus at 36 to 40 weeks of gestation.
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| 6. | Calves are born with only a thin layer of blubber, but some species compensate for this with lanugos.
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| 7. | Calves are born with only a thin layer of blubber, but some species compensate for this with thick lanugos.
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| 8. | Pups are born with a light brown, downy pelage ( lanugo ), until the first molt at weaning.
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| 9. | The shots capture a tiny wrinkled hand, a singular pout, lashes and lanugo, bouncy baby butts and chunky baby thighs.
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| 10. | The child has congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa or lanugo, " fine, silky hair that coats the face and body ."
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