0
Hair receptors entwine each follicle and respond to hair movements. You can feel their effect by carefully moving a single hair with a pin or by lightly running your finger over hairs of your forearm without touching the skin.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which cutaneous receptor is at the base of hair follicles?
It is simply called a hair-follicle receptor. It is a free nerve ending which wraps around the hair within the skin, just above the follicle base.
What is the function of a hair follicle?
Hair is to protect our bodies from the elements, helps regulate heat and is a sensory item this is why each hair follicle has nerve endings attached. Its also there to look pretty! Pubic hair is also there to stop skin from rubbing.
What are the 3 parts of integumentary?
epidemis dermis hypodermis sebaceous gland hair follicle pressure receptor
What is the function of the capillary loop?
what funtion does the capillary loop have in the hair follicle
What does a hair follicle do?
the hair follicle is a skin organ that produces hair.
What is the function of hair papillae?
The hair papilla is an intrusion of the underlying dermis into the hair bulb. It holds a knot of capillaries that provides nutrients to the growing hair follicle.
Which part of a hair can be analyzed for DNA?
hair follicle
What is Another name for the root of your hair?
The root of your hair is also known as the hair follicle.
What does the hair follicle surround?
The hair follicle surrounds the root of the hair. If the follicle becomes damaged, it may not support the growth of hair, and a tiny bald spot will occur.
What is the largest part of the hair follicle?
the answer is the bulb is the largest part of the hair follicle.
What determines straight or curly hair?
the hair follicle is bent, making the hair grow out of the follicle curly
The part of the hair enclosed in the follicle is known as the what?
The part of the hair enclosed in the follicle is known as the hair root.
