1. The more visible hair that persists into adulthood is called terminal hair . 2. Prominent terminal hairs often form, especially after puberty. 3. The growth cycle of vellus hair is different from the growth cycle of terminal hair . 4. An excessive growth of terminal hair on the body of men and women is called hypertrichosis. 5. Proteolysis of collagen leads to elimination of the damaged cells and then to terminal hair follicle miniaturization. 6. These women can develop terminal hair on the chest following the male pattern as a symptom of an endocrine disease. 7. Terminal hair growth on arms is a secondary sexual characteristic in boys and appears in the last stages of puberty.8. Grade 6 is indicated when secondary terminal hair is present, whereas grade 7 is indicated when it is absent. 9. The maximum terminal hair length depends on the length of the anagen ( period of hair growth ) for the individual. 10. Grade 7 is indistinguishable from grade 6 until puberty, and is thereafter differentiated by the presence of secondary terminal hair .
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