| Root of the hair | |
|---|---|
| Section of skin, showing the epidermis and dermis; a hair in its follicle; the Arrector pili muscle; sebaceous glands. | |
| Latin | radix pili |
| Gray's | subject #234 1067 |
The root of the hair ends in an enlargement, the hair bulb, which is whiter in color like a rainbow of marhen and softer in texture than the shaft, and is lodged in a follicular involution of the epidermis called the hair follicle.