INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
DERMIS
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2mm
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2 inch
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4 inch
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4mm
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Detailed explanation-1: -The dermis is a tough but elastic support structure that houses nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics, and cutaneous appendages (pilosebaceous units, eccrine and apocrine sweat glands). It is thicker (averages 1 to 4 mm) than the epidermis which is about as thin as piece of paper.
Detailed explanation-2: -Skin functions and Layers The thickness of skin varies from 0.5mm thick on the eyelids to 4.0mm thick on the heels of your feet. Skin is the major barrier between the inside and outside of your body!
Detailed explanation-3: -Thickness of the facial skin ranges between 1.5 mm and 2 mm, depending on the different sites of the body. Dermis contains a lot of collagen as well as sebaceous glands that secrete sebum through pores in the skin.
Detailed explanation-4: -The thickness of the epidermis varies in different types of skin, i.e., thinnest on the eyelids (0.05 mm) and thickest on the palms and soles (1.5 mm). The corresponding figures for the dermis are 0.3 mm on the eyelid and 3.0 mm on the back.