Medical Terminology / Unit 5 MedTerm 0280 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Dermis
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The idea
The dermis is the layer of skin beneath the epidermis, containing blood vessels, nerves, and glands.
In practice
A wound reaching the dermis reaches blood vessels, which the epidermis lacks.
Where people slip
The dermis is the middle layer, not the deepest.
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