ANAT 261 Lecture Notes - Cuticle
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Sweat gland simple, coiled, tubular gland: contained within an bm, merocrine secretion normal shape) two portions of the gland, secretory portion, cells not histologically modified when they secrete sweat (retain. Exclusively found within the hypodermis formed by single layer of pyramidal cells: pyramidal cells stain pink and pale. Surrounded by myoepithelial cells that can contract (to push sweat up duct: excretory duct, myoepithelial cells stain only slightly darker found in dermis and epidermis. More acidophilic and darker than secretory portion. Small lumens layers of hair follicle from outside in: glassy membrane. Modified bm that is very thick and visible. Extends from epidermal bm: external root sheath (ers) thickest layer. Does not stain well; appears pale: internal root sheath (irs) 3 distinct layers: Cuticle of hair shaft: single layer of squamous cells without visible nuclei, does not stain well. Huxley"s layer: several layers of squamous cells that contain acidophilic. Cuticle of the irs: one layer of pale cells.