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What is the thickness of subcutaneous fat in skin of face of humans?
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Do humans have fatty layer under their skins?
Humans have a layer of fat under their skin called subcutaneous fat.
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.
What is the name of the subcutaneous tissue just below the skin?
The subcutaneous layer is the hypodermis.
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.
Is a subcutaneous injection made into the fatty layer just below the skin?
Yes, a subcutaneous injection is made into fatty layer below the skin.
What is anterior subcutaneous edema?
Anterior subcutaneous edema is excess fluid in the front under the skin.
What is ecomosis?
Ecchymosis is the medical term for a subcutaneous hematoma - bruizing in the subcutaneous layer beneath the skin.
What layer of skin reduces heat loss?
the subcutaneous layer..or the fatty tissue layer underneath the dermis
Do females have a thicker hypodermis than males?
Hypodermis, also called subcutaneous tissue, is the lowest layer of the skin in humans and is used mainly as fat storage. Females and males have hypodermis of equal thickness. The amount of fat stored by the hypodermis will vary based on what you eat, how often you exercise, and your general lifestyle.
