TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hair Anatomy and Physiology: What You Need to Know A1 - Alessandrini, Aurora A1 - Starace, Michela A1 - Piraccini, Bianca Maria A2 - Tosti, Antonella A2 - Piraccini, Bianca Maria Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Disorders of the Hair and Nail: Diagnosis and Treatment AB - SUMMARYThe hair follicle is composed by two segments: upper, or permanent, and lower or dynamic, subject to changes that occur during the follicular cycle.The hair shaft consists of three structures: cuticle, cortex, and medulla.The follicular cycle is composed by three phases: anagen or growth phase; catagen or involution phase; and telogen or resting phase.Hair follicles appear around on the scalp in the fourth month of intrauterine life. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/09/16 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201699276 ER -