Hair Flashcards
Hair
Functions: protection against external factors, sebum, apocrine sweat and pheromones production and thermoregulation
Anatomical Position: on the head
Follicle
Functions: plays a major role in the dual function of the ovary–oocyte maturation and release and steroidogenesis required for regulating its own growth and providing the proper environment in reproductive organs for the transport of gametes and nidation.
Anatomical Position: The surface of the epidermus
Shaft/Root
Functions: he main function of root hairs is the uptake of water and nutrients from the rhizosphere.
Anatomical Position: The hair root ends deep in the dermis at the hair bulb, and includes a layer of mitotically active basal cells called the hair matrix.