PHYSIOLOGY
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The dermis contains smooth muscle and nervous tissue
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The dermis is usually thicker than the epidermis
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The epidermis is composed of stratified squamous epithelium
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The subcutaneous later is between the dermis and the epidermis
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is D. All of the given choices about the subcutaneous layer are true, except that it is attached to the dermis by a basement membrane. The subcutaneous layer or the hypodermis is not attached to the dermis by a basement membrane.
Detailed explanation-2: -The hypodermis (subcutaneous tissue) is the innermost layer of skin in your body. The dermis is the middle layer. The epidermis is the outermost layer.
Detailed explanation-3: -All of the following are functions of the subcutaneous layer except the detection of fine touch. The tactile corpuscles (also known as Meissner’s corpuscles) are specialized mechanoreceptors that are responsible for the detection of fine touch.
Detailed explanation-4: -It stabilizes the position of the skin and binds it to underlying structures. Which statement is true regarding the subcutaneous layer (hypodermis)? It stabilizes the position of the skin and binds it to underlying structures.