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Mammalian skin is composed of three primary layers:
- the epidermis, which provides waterproofing and serves as a barrier to infection;
- the dermis, which serves as a location for the appendages of skin; and
- the hypodermis (subcutaneous adipose layer).
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∙ 10y agoThe dermis contains, among other things, hair follicles, sebaceous glands (oil), sweat glands, free nerve endings (pain), pressure/touch receptors and a microvascular supply.
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∙ 11y agoDermis, epidermis, subdermis
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∙ 15y agoDermis, epidermis, subdermis
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∙ 11y agoepidermis dermis and hypodermis
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∙ 12y agoDermis,Epidermis,&Subdermis
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What is significant about the outermost and innermost layers of the epidermis?
beacuse the inner layer is called durmsand the outter he epidurmsthe outer layer of skin is the Epidermis. The inner layer of skin is Dermis.Epidermis comes in contact with the outside enviroment. Dermis lies beneath Epidermis and undergoes a rapid cell division.
What does the inner layer of skin contain in the immune system?
langerhans cells. They orriginate in bone marrow and migrate to the epidermis.
The thin outermost layer of skin?
The skin is the largest organ of the body, with a surface area of 18 square feet. Its two main layers are the epidermis (outer layer) and dermis (inner layer). And what you ask is DERMIS (thicker inner layer) .The dermis varies in thickness depending on the location of the skin. It is .3 mm on the eyelid and 3.0 mm on the back. The dermis is composed of three types of tissue that are present throughout - not in layers. The types of tissue are:collagenelastic tissuereticular fibersLayers of the DermisThe two layers of the dermis are the papillary and reticular layers.The upper, papillary layer, contains a thin arrangement of collagen fibers.The lower, reticular layer, is thicker and made of thick collagen fibers that are arranged parallel to the surface of the skin.
Like your skin a leafs what protects its more tender inner cells?
tissues are layers of similar cells. the outside layer of a leaf is called the epidermis tissue. the epidermis is made of flat cells . this layer is like the top layer of your skin. it protects the plant.
What layer of skin adds cushion?
The layer of skin that adds cushion is the fatty layer.
What do you call the inner layer of skin?
dermis-inner layerepidermis-outer layer
What is the bottom layer of skin?
Inner Skin
What is the innermost layer of skin?
The inner layer of the skin is known as the dermis.
What material is the inner layer of a football made of?
The inner layer of a football is made of pig skin
What do we call the inner layer of the skin?
appatermidis
What is the middle layer of your skin?
sebaceous The dermis is the middle layer of skin. The outer layer is the epidermis, and the inner layer is the hypodermis. NO... The answer is DERMIS... NOT Brock layer...
What is the function of the inner layer of skin?
hulaan niyo :))
What is a eperdimis?
its either the inner or outer layer of skin
What is called the inner layer of the skin is called?
dermis
What are burns that extend through the outer skin layer and into the inner skin layer?
second degree (partial thickness).
What ard the two layers of the skin?
Dermis (outer layer) Epidermis (inner layer) (\^-^/)
What does dermatitis involve?
There are layers of the skin. The epidermis (outer layer), the dermis (the inner layer of the skin. dermatitis is the infection of the dermis.
