hair follicles
Strand growth sites
Hair follicles are the tiny tube-shaped structures in the skin from which individual hairs grow.
Each follicle contains a hair root and is connected to sebaceous glands that produce oil.
The shape of the follicle determines whether hair grows straight or curly.
Hair follicles cycle through growth, rest, and shedding phases, and their health affects hair thickness and loss.
- pilosebaceous unitFollicle and sebaceous gland together
- dermal papillaHair follicle's nourishing base
- sweat glandsThermoregulation organs in skin
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- scalpSkin covering skull
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