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MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF THE ORGANS. 



pression at the place where the upper end of the muscle is 

 fastened, and the elevation of the parts immediately surround- 

 ing the hair, give rise to the appearance commonly known as 

 goose-skin. Since the sebaceous glands are found between the 

 hair and the muscle, the contraction of the latter may assist 



FIG. 249. 



Epidermi 



Gland of 

 hair follicl 



Bulb hair - 



Empty run; 

 sheat 



Papilla 



From a vertical section of the scalp of a human adult. In the centre there is a hair falling 



out (club hair), x 43. 



also in the discharge of the contents of the gland into the 

 hair follicle. 



The hair follicle is supplied with blood through a thick 

 network of capillary vessels, which is situated in the region 



