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The subcutaneous injection delivers medication into which layer of the skin?
Subcutaneous means under the skin. It does not deliver medication to any layer of the skin.
What is the difference between intradermal and subcutaneous?
Intradermal is between layers of the skin. Subcutaneous is beneath the skin.
What is subcutaneous edema?
A contusion is an injury with closed skin. Subcutaneous edema means swelling beneath the skin. Subcutaneous edema - contusion is the kind of finding you'd have if you had a bumpy swelling under the skin from getting whacked with something hard.
Describe the structure and function of the subcutaneous layer?
Subcutaneous TissueThe subcutaneous tissue is a layer of fat and connective tissue that houses larger blood vessels and nerves. This layer is important is the regulation of temperature of the skin itself and the body. The size of this layer varies throughout the body and from person to person.
What is the name of the subcutaneous tissue just below the skin?
The subcutaneous layer is the hypodermis.
What is the function of subcutaneous layers?
The function of the subcutaneous layer is insulation and mechanical protection.
What is the defining root for subcutaneous?
Cutan- is the defining root for subcutaneous. The root means "skin."
What does the word cutaneous refers to?
The skin: subcutaneous = under the skin.
What layer of skin reduces heat loss?
the subcutaneous layer..or the fatty tissue layer underneath the dermis
What is ecomosis?
Ecchymosis is the medical term for a subcutaneous hematoma - bruizing in the subcutaneous layer beneath the skin.
What are subcutaneous nodules?
Bumps under the skin.
What is the fat in your skin called?
The Subcutaneous Layer.
