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What is the difference between epidermis and dermis and subcutaneous layer?
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∙ 9y ago
Epidermis - 1st layer - outermost thinner layer covering of our body and protection
Dermis - 2nd layer - Tiny blood cells and capillaries harder than the first layer. It gives skin complexion
Subcutaneous tissue - 3rd layer - Most hardest layer - above the bone - Protection for bone
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe difference between the Epidermis and Dermis is the Epidermis is their functions.
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What are the three layer of skin?
Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous Tissue.
What layer does dermis derive from?
The dermis is a layer of skin between the epidermis and subcutaneous tissues, and is composed of two layers, the papillary and reticular dermis.
What is the middle layer of the skin called?
The Dermis, between the Epidermus and the subcutaneous tissues.
What are the 3 layers of the skin?
There are actually three layers of skin: the epidermis, the dermis, and the hypodermis.
What are the three tissue layers of skin?
The dermis, the epidermis and the subcutaneous.
What are the five layers of the epidermis from deep to superficial?
Mammalian skin is composed of two primary layers:the epidermis, which provides waterproofing and serves as a barrier to infection; andthe dermis, which serves as a location for the appendages of skin;
Is subcutaneous adipose tissue located under the dermis or the epidermis?
Subcutaneous fat is the bottom layer
Which layer of the skin has blood vessels?
The epidermis.
What is the difference a between first and second degree burns?
A 1st degree or superficial burn involves the burning of the epidermis and the dermis only.A 2nd degree or semi-thickness burn involves the burning of the epidermis and the dermis and the subcutaneous tissue - blisters will form from this type of burn.
What are the layers of the skin in order?
The three layers of the skin are : # Epidermis, which provides waterproofing and serves as a barrier to infection, # Dermis, which supports and anchors the skin, # Hypodermis (subcutaneous adipose tissue layer).
What are the structure and function of the subcutaneous layer?
The human skin is made up of three basic layers ; the epidermis (outer layer), the dermis(middle layer) beneath the epidermis and the subcutaneous layer beneath the dermis. The subcutaneous layers are fat cells and connective tissue that carry the blood vessels and nerves. It is located below the epidermis and the dermis, in that order, and is the third and final layer and consists primarily of loose connective tissue and lobules of fat.
What layer of the epidermis contains keratin?
The fat layer (also called the subcutaneous layer)
