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the sebaceous glands which are situated in the armpits, 

 and in the face, as about the nose and ears. These fur- 



FlG. 99. A normal sebaceous gland in connection with a lanugo hair ; 

 greatly magnified : a, Connective-tissue capsule ; b, fatty secretion ; c, h, 

 fat-secreting cells ; d, root of a lanugo hair ; e, hair-sac ; /, hair-shaft ; g, 

 acini of sebaceous gland (after Neumann). 



nish an oily secretion to the skin in all parts, which keeps 

 it soft and pliable. 



THE APPENDAGES OF THE SKIN 



The appendages of the skin are the hair and nails. 



The hair is a peculiar modification of the epidermis, and 

 consists essentially of the same structure as that mem- 

 brane. It consists of a root, a shaft, and a point. The 



