Scalp, c.s. - 40X
 
The images on this page are from a cross section of the scalp. The tissue was cut parallel to the surface of the skin. It shows several clumps of hair follicles (arrows) and sebaceous glands (seb).








Scalp, c.s. - 100X
 
The dark circular structures with the light centers are cross sections of hair follicles containing hairs. The hair is the light area in the center of each follicle. The nuclei of the follicle cells look like darker dots.








Scalp, c.s. - 400X

 
There is probably a diagram in your textbook showing a cross section of a hair and follicle. You should compare the diagram to this image.

One bar indicates the width of the hair (h) and the other the epidermal root sheath (rs). The outer layer of the epidermal root sheath is easy to recognize because the cells are cuboidal epithelial cells and their nuclei are lined up. This layer corresponds to the stratum basale of the epidermis. Outside of the epidermal root sheath is a connective tissue root sheath.


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