Lesson 756 of 1524
Skin Integrity
The epidermis, dermis , and hypodermis are the three distinct layers of the skin.
Practice this chapterThe epidermis, dermis , and hypodermis are the three distinct layers of the skin. The bottom layer, the hypodermis or subcutaneous tissue, anchors the skin to the underlying tissues.
The epidermis is the outermost portion and is made up of stratified epithelial cells. The dermis is the second layer of skin that consists of elastic connective tissue made up of collagen .
subcutaneous tissue — the subcutaneous fatty layer (hypodermis) beneath the dermis that separates the skin from the underlying tissue. hypodermis — the subcutaneous fatty layer beneath the dermis that anchors the dermis to the underlying tissues of the body. dermis — the layer of skin below the epidermis connected to the epidermis by dermal papillae. collagen — whitish protein substance that adds flexible strength to the wound.
Worked example
What does “subcutaneous tissue” mean in Skin Integrity?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for subcutaneous tissue.
- 2The book says: the subcutaneous fatty layer (hypodermis) beneath the dermis that separates the skin from the underlying tissue.
- 3Do not use the meaning of hypodermis. That term means the subcutaneous fatty layer beneath the dermis that anchors the dermis to the underlying tissues of the body.
Result: the subcutaneous fatty layer (hypodermis) beneath the dermis that separates the skin from the underlying tissue
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for subcutaneous tissue.
Do not swap subcutaneous tissue and hypodermis. subcutaneous tissue means the subcutaneous fatty layer (hypodermis) beneath the dermis that separates the skin from the underlying tissue. hypodermis means the subcutaneous fatty layer beneath the dermis that anchors the dermis to the underlying tissues of the body.
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