I was just sitting here, thinking about this.
Do they protect our eyes like eyelashes do?
Really curious and serious.
Thanks in advance for all answers.
2006-09-09 14:01:25 · 18 answers · asked by J13891 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
The eyebrow is a bony ridge above the eye that protects the eye and bears a tuft of facial hair in most mammals. The main function of the eyebrows is to prevent moisture (mostly sweat and rain) from dripping into the eye (a critical organ). The typical curved shape of the eyebrow (with a slant on the side) and the direction in which eyebrow hairs are pointed, make sure that moisture has a tendency to flow sideways of the eyes, mainly along the side of the head but also along the nose. The protruding brow ridges of modern humans could also still play a role in this process. Eyebrows also prevent debris such as dandruff and other small objects from falling into the eyes, as well as providing a more sensitive sense for detecting objects being near the eye, like insects. Eyebrows also have a facilitary function in communication, strengthening expressions like amazement or anger.
2006-09-09 14:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by steelmadison 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We have eyebrows because if we didn't, we would look like Mona Lisa, part male and part female. The absence of the eyebrows makes her look like a male. Eyebrows serve as an addition to our natural beauty. Eyebrows also prevent sweat from dripping to your eyes because when the sweat contacts with the eyebrows, our eyebrows absorbs it and that's why our eyebrows feel wet after a hard day at work or whatever you're doing.
2006-09-09 14:03:42 · answer #2 · answered by krazych1nky 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
millions of years ago, before humans were around, animals that later evovled into humans had hair all over. Nowadays, most of that hair is gone, but we still have 2 stirps of hair on top of our eyes (eyebrows) for protection from things like rain, snow, or any other kind of muck that could get in your eyes
2006-09-09 15:14:38 · answer #3 · answered by tootsie145 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Eyebrows are to help protect your eyes along with the eye lashes. Makes sense doesn't it? God knew exactly what he was doing when he made us.
2006-09-09 21:19:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
For adornment, protection, expression. They help keep perspiration from running into your eyes.
2006-09-09 14:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by trentmrlowe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats like.. a really good question.. i never have thought of that before.. but yea i would say to protect our eyes from sweat from our forheads.. and so we didnt look funy.. i mean we would look pretty funny if we didnt have an eyebrows..
2006-09-09 14:24:57 · answer #6 · answered by Jess* 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think they can keep debris from above out of your eyes.
For example...you're really wet, you get out of the pool. Water drips down your forehead and stops at: your eyebrows.
2006-09-09 14:03:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God thought of everything didnt He? Something that would keep the moisture, debris away from our eyes. Amazing!
2006-09-09 19:21:54 · answer #8 · answered by *SaL* 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It protects our eyes, things dropping into them, same as lashes.
2006-09-09 14:06:43 · answer #9 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they protect our eyes from the sweat from our foreheads. same with eyelashes.
2006-09-09 14:03:21 · answer #10 · answered by avielleb 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋