ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which layer contains accessory structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles?
A
epidermis
B
dermis
C
hypodermis
D
hyperdermis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dermis. The dermis contains blood and lymph vessels, nerves, and other structures, such as hair follicles and sweat glands.

Detailed explanation-2: -The dermis contains nerve endings, sweat glands and oil glands (sebaceous glands), hair follicles, and blood vessels.

Detailed explanation-3: -The deeper layer of skin, the dermis, is well vascularized (has numerous blood vessels) and is where several accessory structures, such as hair follicles, sweat glands, and oil glands, can be found.

Detailed explanation-4: -Accessory structures of the skin include hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands. These structures embryologically originate from the epidermis and can extend down through the dermis into the hypodermis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sebaceous glands are located in the mid-dermis and almost always develop alongside a hair follicle, with an outlet emptying into the follicular canal.

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