Tim Taylor is a senior writer at Innerbody Research focusing on human anatomy and physiology. Tim earned both his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and his Master's degree in Teaching from the University of Pittsburgh.
Special receptor nerves form a nerve plexus around the base of a hair follicle to detect movement from the hairs.
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