A person with severe lymphedema is asking the nurse where specifically are the lymph vessels located in the skin layers. The nurse would respond,
A)
"Basement membrane."
B)
"Merkel cell layer."
C)
"Subcutaneous tissue layer."
D)
"Papillary dermis layer."
Ans:
D
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Dermal papillae contain capillaries, end arterioles, and venules that nourish the epidermal layers of the skin. This layer of the dermis is richly vascularized. Lymph vessels and nerve tissue also are found in this layer. The basement membrane is a layer of intercellular and extracellular matrices that serves as an interface between the dermis and the epidermis. Merkel cells are connected to afferent nerve terminals, forming a Merkel disk. They are believed to be neuroendocrine cells. Subcutaneous tissue consists of fat cells and connective tissues that lend support to the vascular and neural structures.
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