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The dermis is the layer that is closest to the epidermis. It lies between the epidermis and the hypodermis.
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What is the epidermal layer?
The dermis. And uner the dermis is the hypodermis
What does the term epidermal tissue mean?
Epidermal means above (epi-) the dermis (main skin layer). The epidermal layer is made of dead skin cells which you shed all day long. They also make up most of what we call house dust.
What epidermal layer is closest to a blood supply?
The basal layer of the closest layer to blood supply. You do not have blood supply to the outer layers of the skin.
What tissue associated with the skin and underlying tissues contains many cells that fight infection What are these cells called what process do they use to rid the body of organisms?
Our skin has two layers: (1) Epidermal layer and (2) Dermal layer.Micro-organisms that penetrate through the epidermal layer is trapped in dermal layer which has WBC's, mast cells that fight antigen.Dermal layer has two parts, papillary layer and dermis. Other processes in the dermis then gets rid of any waste collected in the papillary of epidermal layer.
How many layers of skin do you have to penetrate before you bleed?
Really two. The epidermis is the most superficial layer of skin but is avascular (i.e. no blood vessels). The layer of skin deep to the epidermis is the dermis and that is where the blood vessels are located. So unless you penetrate into the dermis you will not bleed.
What layer of skin has epidermal region exhibiting the most mitosis?
1st is epidermis, 2nd is subcutaneous and last, the dermis, which is the deepest layer
What skin type is the more superficial dermis layer?
The most superficial part of the dermis is the papillary layer , the dermis is made up of papillary layer & Reticular layer and the papillary layer is just made up of loose connective tissue which allows movement to the epidermis and also contains capillaries and regulates the body temperature .
What layer of dermis is below the epidermis?
The Papillary Layer which is a part of the Dermis
What layer of skin has nerves and blood vessels?
Also known as the subcutaneous layer or the sub-dermis. It is called Submucosa.
What is the epidermal layer that produces new cells?
Stratum germinativum, also called stratum basale or basal cell layer.
Which dermis layer stores lipid?
The reticular layer of the dermis.
What term describes the tissue layer directly below epidermis?
The Papillary Layer which is a part of the Dermis
