Dermis Flashcards
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Dermis components
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Fibers
Blood vessels
Glands
Nerve fibers
Hair follicles
Lymphatic Vessels
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hair follicle
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Invagination of the epidermis into the dermis; contains the root of the hair and receives the ducts of sebaceous and apocrine glands. Consists of the dermal and epithelial root sheaths.
3
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hair bulb
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an expanded knob at the base of the hair root with undifferentiated epithelial cells called the matrix
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hair root
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hair shaft
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medulla
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the central axis of hair consisting of two to three layers of soft keratin
7
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cortex
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surrounds the medulla and forms the bulk of the hair
8
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cuticle
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the outer covering of hair
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