It’s Mnemonic Monday! Hair Follicle Layers
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the layers of the hair follicle from inner to outer -Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle, Huxley/Henly, Outer Root Sheath, and Glassy/Vitreous membrane with the following mnemonic:
My Cortex Cuts Huxley the Hen’s Outer Hair with Glass
M- Medulla
Cortex- Cortex
Cut(s)- Cuticle
Huxley- Huxley’s layer
Hen- Henley’s layer
Outer- Outer …
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the layers of the hair follicle from inner to outer -Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle, Huxley/Henly, Outer Root Sheath, and Glassy/Vitreous membrane with the following mnemonic:
My Cortex Cuts Huxley the Hen’s Outer Hair with Glass
M- Medulla
Cortex- Cortex
Cut(s)- Cuticle
Huxley- Huxley’s layer
Hen- Henley’s layer
Outer- Outer … Continue reading "It’s Mnemonic Monday! Hair Follicle Layers"
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