HISTOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
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Question
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Which layer contains accessory structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles?
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epidermis
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dermis
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hypodermis
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hyperdermis
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The dermis contains nerve endings, sweat glands and oil glands (sebaceous glands), hair follicles, and blood vessels.
Detailed explanation-2: -The middle layer of skin is the dermis. It’s made of two types of fibers-collagen and elastin-that help skin stretch and stay firm. The dermis contains blood vessels, nerve endings, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles.
Detailed explanation-3: -Accessory structures of the skin include hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands. These structures embryologically originate from the epidermis and can extend down through the dermis into the hypodermis.
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