Jeff

5%
Flag icon
Hairless skin is called glabrous, and there isn’t much of it. Our only truly hairless parts are lips, nipples and genitalia, and the bottoms of our hands and feet. The rest of the body is covered with either conspicuous hair, called terminal hair, as on your head, or vellus hair, which is the downy stuff you find on a child’s cheek. We are actually as hairy as our cousins the apes. It’s
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Rate this book
Clear rating