Fibers are found in both the dermis and the epidermis.

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The dermis contains blood vessels and nerve fibers while the epidermis does not.

Detailed explanation-2: -It consists of collagen fibers, fibroblast cells, fat cells, blood vessels (capillary loops), nerve fibers, touch receptors (Meissner corpuscles) and cells that fight bacteria (phagocytes). The papillary dermis extends to the basement layer of the epidermis layer.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dermis houses blood vessels, nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands. There are many cell types found within the connective tissue of the dermis, including fibroblasts, macrophages, adipocytes, mast cells, Schwann cells, and stem cells. [5] Fibroblasts are the principal cell of the dermis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Structures that are exclusively found in the dermis are connective tissues such as collagen, hair follicles, sebaceous glands, lymph vessels, sweat glands, nerve endings, and blood vessels.

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