Follicle (anatomy)
Afollicleis a small, spherical or vase-like group of cells enclosing a cavity in which some other structure grows or other material is contained. Thyroid follicles make up thethyroid gland.Follicles are best known as the sockets from which hairs grow in humans and othermammals,but the bristles ofannelidworms also grow from such sockets.[1]
References
[edit]- ^Ruppert, E.E.; Fox, R.S. & Barnes, R.D. (2004). "Annelida".Invertebrate Zoology(7 ed.). Brooks / Cole. pp.414–420.ISBN0-03-025982-7.