Anatomy of Hair. A diagram of hair anatomy appears relatively straightforward, but it's actually one of the most complicated structures in the body. Hair is made up the two separate structures: the hair follicle, which exists below the skin, and the hair shaft, which is the hair we see. The hair follicle is the living part of the hair.
How hypothyroidism negatively affects your stomach acid levels. Just as hypothyroidism can result in the drying out of your skin and hair, it also seems to lower the levels of stomach acid in many thyroid patients, possibly by lowering your amount of parietel cells or lowering their ability to produce gastric acid, aka hypochlorhydria.
Effects of Hypothyroidism on the Body. By Dennis C. Onputtha | Submitted On June 04, 2010. Hypothyroidism is a disease where in the thyroid glands creates not enough thyroid hormones, specifically thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). These hormones are crucial because they can be found in nearly all cell of the body and they help in managing fat, protein, and carbohydrate metabolism. The underproduction of thyroid hormones in hypothyroidism leads to symptoms that are results of a slow body metabolism. Those who have an under active thyroid usually feels tired because they can't obtain energy effectively from the carbohydrates that they intake.