Talk:Lanugo
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[edit] In
In what way consume? as in eat orally or just absorb back into the body or fall out in the womb to be injested orally?
- It's ingested orally while the fetus is still in the womb. I'm not sure of the mechanics of how it reaches the fetus' mouth. JF Mephisto 21:24, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Considering that amniotic fluid is essentially fetus pee, ingested and re-released constantly by the fetus, the hairs probably naturally fall out of the body, then float around until the fetus involuntarily ingests them along with the amniotic fluids. The Nixinator 06:47, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Citation
The claim about Languo growth in anorexics needs a citation. I've put in an albeit weak one, but it proves hair growth to be a response to anorexia. |spetz|68.44.192.170 21:06, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hair location
Hair does normally grow on the abdomen, chest, and back, both in adults and babies. Fine vellus hair is normally present in all these locations in both sexes, and in adult males and some females varying amounts of terminal hair are also present. Therefore I am changing this sentence.
64.229.147.190 14:35, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] What does this sentence mean? Is it true?
This is also common on animals, as a protection due to climate changes. --Filll 12:47, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
