dermis: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	cutis • corium

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Cross-section diagram of human skin showing burn depth by degree, with arrows indicating that first-degree burns affect only the epidermis, second-degree burns reach the dermis, third-degree burns extend into subcutaneous tissue, and fourth-degree burns penetrate to muscle.

Detailed cross-section illustration of human skin showing layers including the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous fat, with labeled structures such as hair, pores, sweat gland, oil gland, nerves, blood vessels, and hair follicle.

Inspect a cross-section of dermis and epidermis and see papillae, blood and lymph vessels, muscles, and nerves

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Examine how a subcutaneous fat layer supplies nutrients to dense connective tissue and epithelial cells

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