ANATOMY
Epidermis:
Composed of fibrous connective epithelium.
Hypodermis: Composed of connective tissue and fat. Contains hair follicle roots, blood vessels, and nerves, as well as adipose.
Dermis:
Is composedof stratified squamous epithelium.
Hair Shaft: forms the bulk of the hair and gives it its color.
Sweat Gland Pore: Any of various glands in the dermis of the skin that open into a hair follicle and produce and secrete sebum.
Stratum Corneum: keeps molecules from passing into and out of the skin
Capillary: the site where oxygen and other nutrients in the blood are actually delivered to the tissues of the body.
Stratum Basale: renew the epidermal cells.
Basal Lamina: maintaining tissue-specific specialized function as well as modulating cell and tissue function during growth and development
Touch Receptor: form neuronal fiber nets around the base of hairs.