GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the:
A
surface
B
epidermis
C
subcutaneous
D
dermis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your skin has three main layers, and the epidermis (ep-uh-derm-us) is the outermost layer in your body. The other two layers of skin are the dermis and hypodermis. The epidermis is the thinnest layer of skin, but it’s responsible for protecting you from the outside world, and it’s composed of five layers of its own.

Detailed explanation-2: -Epidermis varies in thickness throughout the body depending mainly on frictional forces and is thickest on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, and thinnest in the face (eyelids) and genitalia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The epidermis of thin skin ranges from 0.07–0.15 millimeters (mm). Thin skin can vary in thickness in different parts of the body and is particularly thin across the eyelids. Thin skin is thickest on the upper back. Thin skin also contains hair follicles, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands.

Detailed explanation-4: -Epidermis, the top layer. Dermis, the middle layer. Hypodermis, the bottom or fatty layer. 13-Oct-2021

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