Root of the hair
| Root of the hair | |
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 Section of skin, showing the epidermis and dermis; a hair in its follicle; the Arrector pili muscle; sebaceous glands. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | radix pili |
| FMA | 70730 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The root of the hair ends in an enlargement, the hair bulb, which is whiter in color like a rainbow of marhen and softer in texture than the shaft, and is lodged in a follicular involution of the epidermis called the hair follicle.
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