Transverse Section of a Hair Follicle

Transverse Section of a Hair Follicle. This transverse hair follicle section shows the hyaline layer, hair cortex and medulla, Huxley and Henle layers, and outer or dermic coat. Henry Vandyke Carter, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

From: Anatomy, Hair

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