GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

DERMIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Layer that provides the Stratum Basale with nutrients
A
Dermal Papillae
B
Reticular
C
Papillary
D
Areolar Connective Tissue
E
Dense Connective Tissue
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The upper, papillary layer, contains a thin arrangement of collagen fibers. The papillary layer supplies nutrients to select layers of the epidermis and regulates temperature.

Detailed explanation-2: -The epidermis contains no blood vessels, and cells in the deepest layers are nourished by diffusion from blood capillaries present in the upper layers of the dermis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stratum basale, also known as stratum germinativum, is the deepest layer, separated from the dermis by the basement membrane (basal lamina) and attached to the basement membrane by hemidesmosomes.

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