NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The skin appendages include sweat glands, nails, and the pilosebaceous unit of the skin, comprised of the hair shaft, hair follicle, sebaceous gland, and arrector pili muscle-these appendages derive from a down growth of the epidermis beginning in the third month of fetal life.

Detailed explanation-2: -The dermis is found beneath the basement membrane of the epidermis and is the main structural component of the skin. The dermis consists of a richly vascularized and highly innervated connective tissue that supports the epidermis and the skin appendages (hair follicles, sebaceous glands and sweat glands).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Papillary Layer Human Skin: This image details the parts of the integumentary system. The papillary layer provides the layer above it, the epidermis, with nutrients to produce skin cells called keratinocytes. It also helps regulate the temperature of our skin and thus the body as a whole.