Mustache

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mustache

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary hormonal driver?Androgens, particularly testosterone and DHT, stimulate growth
2. What is the growth cycle phases?Includes anagen (growth), catagen (transition), and telogen (resting)
3. Why do people grow mustaches?People grow mustaches to look stylish, show maturity, or support causes like men’s health. Mustaches can also help keep dust out of the mouth.
4. How do mustaches grow?Mustache hair grows because hormones called androgens, such as testosterone, tell hair follicles to grow. Genes decide how thick and fast the hair grows. Hair goes through growth, transition, and resting stages.

Androgens: A group of steroid hormones, including testosterone, that influence male characteristics and development.
Hair Follicle: A small, tubular structure in the epidermis from which hair grows.
Anagen Phase: The active growth period of the hair cycle, during which cells in the root divide rapidly.
Vibrissae: Specialized, stiff hairs found on the faces of many mammals, serving a sensory function.