Why Are Eyelashes Shorter Than Terminal Hairs on the Scalp

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why are eyelashes shorter than terminal hairs on the scalp?

• A)The growth stage of an eyelash is shorter.
• B)The vascular supply of the eyebrow follicle is much less than that of the hair follicle on the scalp.
• C)Eyelashes grow slower than terminal hairs.
• D)Hormones in the eyebrow follicle turn off growth after it has reached a predetermined length.

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

Describes a symmetrical, bell-shaped distribution of data where most of the observations cluster around the central peak and the probabilities for values farther away from the mean taper off equally in both directions.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values or distribution, calculated by summing the values and dividing by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much the values deviate from the mean.

Exponential Random Variable

A type of random variable that represents the time between events in a Poisson point process, characterized by a constant mean rate.