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From the Ted Talk by Nina G. Jablonski: Why do we have hair in such random places?

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The final type of notable human hair is the vellus hair that ______ our bodies. We don't know if these hairs _____ any purpose themselves, but the follicles vellus hair grows from are essential banks of stem cells that repair damaged skin after ______. They’re also important sites of _____ endings that convey signals of gentle _____ to the brain. In fact, although it’s much finer, ______ have roughly the same density of body hair as apes of comparable sizes. So despite all this talk of _____ nakedness, we're not actually as hairless as we look.

Solution

  1. humans
  2. covers
  3. injury
  4. human
  5. serve
  6. touch
  7. nerve

Original Text

The final type of notable human hair is the vellus hair that covers our bodies. We don't know if these hairs serve any purpose themselves, but the follicles vellus hair grows from are essential banks of stem cells that repair damaged skin after injury. They’re also important sites of nerve endings that convey signals of gentle touch to the brain. In fact, although it’s much finer, humans have roughly the same density of body hair as apes of comparable sizes. So despite all this talk of human nakedness, we're not actually as hairless as we look.

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Important Words

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  27. nakedness
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  31. repair
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  34. signals
  35. sites
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  37. skin
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  40. touch
  41. type
  42. vellus