How is the dermis different from the epidermis?

Answer 1

Alrighty the epidermis, the upper or outer layer of the skin, is a tough, waterproof, protective layer. The dermis, or inner layer, is thicker than the epidermis and gives the skin its strength and elasticity.

Answer 2

There are 3 layers of skin:

1st - Epidermis

2nd - Dermis

3rd - Hypodermis

The difference between the Epidermis and Dermis is the Epidermis is their functions.

The Epidermis strives to: * protect the body from Sun * prevent unnecessary water loss from the system * Act as a barrier from the outside world, to prevent infection

Where as the Dermis's function is respiration. The thousands of tiny blood vessels or capillaries stop here, from where they supply the outer skin layer. The Dermis is a determining factor in a person's skin complexion also.

Answer 3

The Epidermis is the outermost thinnest layer in the skin. The dermis is thicker and is directly below the epidermis. The epidermis is the first layer of the skin, and the dermis is the second.

The epidermis tries to:

• protect the body from the Sun
• prevent unnecessary water loss from the system
• act as a barrier to prevent infection

The dermis's work is respiration. The thousands of tiny blood vessels or capillaries stop here, from where they supply the outer skin layer. The dermis is also a determining factor in a person's skin complexion.

Also the epidermis is made up of three layers known as cornified layer, granular layer and malpighian layer, while the dermis contains nerves that enable the skin to be sensitive to changes in its environment, such as cold, pain, temperature etc...

Answer 4

dermis is much thicker than episdermis. dermis has more types of connective tissue cells in it.