Question

The bulb is the only living tissue of the hair.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Hair

1. Hair consists of four different parts: hair shaft, hair root, hair follicle and hair bulb.
2. Hair shaft is the part of hair which projects out of the epidermis.
3. It is made up of dead cells.
4. Hair root is the part which is present in the dermis and enclosed within the hair follicle.
5. Both hair root and hair follicle are made up of living cells.
6. Hair bulb is present at the base of the hair.
7. It consists of living cells.
8. So, bulb is a living tissue of hair but not the only one.

Final answer: The given statement is false.