Hairs and their Follicles

Parts of two hairs embedded in their follicles. Labels: a, the skin, which is seen to dip down and line the follicle; b, the subcutaneous tissue; c, the muscles of the hair follicle, which by their contraction can erect the hair; o, sebaceous gland.

Keywords

hair, "sebaceous gland", "hair follicle", "subcutaneous tissue"

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Human Skin, Hair, and Nails

Source

Martin, H. Newell & Martin, Ernest G. The Human Body: An Account of Its Structure and Activities and the Conditions of its Healthy Working (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1917) 533

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