| 1. | The more visible hair that persists into adulthood is called terminal hair.
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| 2. | Prominent terminal hairs often form, especially after puberty.
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| 3. | The growth cycle of vellus hair is different from the growth cycle of terminal hair.
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| 4. | An excessive growth of terminal hair on the body of men and women is called hypertrichosis.
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| 5. | Proteolysis of collagen leads to elimination of the damaged cells and then to terminal hair follicle miniaturization.
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| 6. | These women can develop terminal hair on the chest following the male pattern as a symptom of an endocrine disease.
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| 7. | Terminal hair growth on arms is a secondary sexual characteristic in boys and appears in the last stages of puberty.
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| 8. | Grade 6 is indicated when secondary terminal hair is present, whereas grade 7 is indicated when it is absent.
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| 9. | The maximum terminal hair length depends on the length of the anagen ( period of hair growth ) for the individual.
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| 10. | Grade 7 is indistinguishable from grade 6 until puberty, and is thereafter differentiated by the presence of secondary terminal hair.
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