HISTOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
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Question
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The dermis is ____ than the epidermis.
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thinner
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stickier
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slimier
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thicker
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The dermis is a tough but elastic support structure that houses nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics, and cutaneous appendages (pilosebaceous units, eccrine and apocrine sweat glands). It is thicker (averages 1 to 4 mm) than the epidermis which is about as thin as piece of paper. The dermis varies in thickness.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dermis: The middle layer, which consists of two parts known as the papillary dermis (thin, upper layer) and the reticular dermis (thick, lower layer) Subcutaneous tissue: The deepest layer of skin.
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