GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Contains the nerves & blood vessels?
A
Epidermis
B
Dermis
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reticular dermis: The reticular layer is the bottom layer of your dermis. It’s thick, and it contains blood vessels, glands, hair follicles, lymphatics, nerves and fat cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -The epidermis does not contain blood vessels; instead, cells in the deepest layers are nourished by diffusion from blood capillaries that are present in the upper layers of the dermis.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dermis contains nerve endings, sweat glands and oil glands (sebaceous glands), hair follicles, and blood vessels. The nerve endings sense pain, touch, pressure, and temperature. Some areas of the skin contain more nerve endings than others.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. The papillary region of the dermis is composed of loose areolar connective tissue.

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