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dermis; corium
Structure:
- thicker layer of skin beneath the epidermis
Constituents:
- nerve endings
- blood vessels
- collagen
- elastin fibers
- epidermal appendages lined with epithelial cells
- hair follicles
- sebaceous glands
- sweat glands
Related
epidermis
General
connective tissue
References
Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders,
Philadelphia, 1996, pg 1001
Component-of
skin
Components
dermal papilla; papillary dermis
reticular dermis
sebaceous gland