MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

INTEGUMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which structure would you usually find around a hair within the skin?
A
Sweat gland
B
wax gland
C
Oil Gland
D
endocrine gland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sebaceous glands are located in the mid-dermis and almost always develop alongside a hair follicle, with an outlet emptying into the follicular canal. This association is known as the pilosebaceous unit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sebaceous glands are unilobular or multilobular structures that connect to the hair follicle by a squamous epithelial duct. Each lobule consists of a peripheral cuboidal or flattened germinative cell layer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sebaceous Gland Sebaceous glands are small, sack-shaped glands which release an oily substance onto the hair follicle that coats and protects the hair shaft from becoming brittle. These glands are located in the dermis.

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