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Does the dermis contain both elastic and collagen fibers?
yes the dermis contains both elastic and collagen fibers
What are the types of fibers found in the dermis?
Structural components of the dermis are collagen, elastic fibers, and extrafibrillar matrix.
What connects the dermis to the epidermis?
Elastic fibers
Where are elastic connective tissue and nerves especially abundant?
dermis
Where is the wrinkling of the skin occurs?
a decrease in the elastic fiber network of the dermis
2 tissues found in the dermis?
The dermis contains dense irregular connective tissue with elastic fibers and collagen type I. It also contains very few fibroblast cells.
Which layer of skin is composed mainly of connective tissue with collagen and elastic fibers?
The reticular layer of the dermis
What is a protein found in the dermis?
The fibers found in the dermis are elastic fibers and collagen type I.
What are some chemical properties of the Dermis?
Collagen fibers makes up 75% of the dermis, which is the inner layer of skin that protects the body from physical stress, it also contains elastic fibers, and ground substances.
What are the lungs made up of?
Lungs are made up of millions of alveoli and bronchial tubes.
What is the papillary region?
is 1/5th of the thickness of dermis. Areolar Connective tissue which has elastic, collagen and reticular fibers. It is the region beneath dermal papillae ( finger-like projections in the uppermost part of the dermis just beneath the basement membrane of epidermis)
What is another word for ductile?
Another word for ductile would be... -yielding -squashy -spongy -supple -pliable -elastic -malleable -flexible -bendable -limp
