Subcutaneous Layer (Hypodermis)
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What is it made out of ?
Loose Connective Tissue and Adpiose
Contains?
Major Blood Vessels that branch to supply the dermal and epidermal layers.
Intramuscular Injections
delivered into the muscles underneath the skin
Intradermal injections
delivered within the skin
what injections are injected here?
insulin with a hollow needle also the site of the TB test
What is the functions?
Insulation from the adipose which helps conserve body heat and impending heat from the outside
Is there a clear boundary between the demis and the hypodermis>
No,because collagenous and elastic fibers are continuous in the dermis
Functions of the blood vessels
Remove water Reg boody temp Found in hands and feet Supplies nutrients to the epidermis
