Fat is an insulator because it does not conduct heat very well. Layers of fat keep a number of animals warm under their fur or skin, as well as provide a place for that animal to store energy.
The thick layer of fat under a marine animal's skin is called blubber, and it keeps the animal warm, much like insulation in a house.
It is the subcutaneous layer The hypodermis is the fatty layer under the skin.
A combination of thick, coarse, oily fur and a layer of blubber under the skin.
The thick layer of fat under a marine animal's skin is called blubber, and it keeps the animal warm, much like insulation in a house.
White fat cells are found under the skin where they provide an insulating layer that helps to keep you warm
a layer of fat and blubber
Subcutaneous means under the skin. It does not deliver medication to any layer of the skin.
The dermis is a thicker layer under the epidermis.
No, the layer of skin is called the "epidermis". Hypodermic means under the skin, from "hypo" (under, less) and "dermis" (skin). The word refers to a method of injection by needle as a medical treatment.
Into the skin, in this case directly under the top layer of skin.
the subcutaneous layer..or the fatty tissue layer underneath the dermis
Adipose tissue is the fat layer under the skin and then muscular tissue.