The student nurse is reviewing with a client that the skin is divided into layers. Which information is the best description of the dermis layer?
A) Made up of the skin's thin, superficial outer layer
B) Contains important structures of hair, glands, blood vessels, and nerves
C) Cushions, supports, nourishes, and insulates the skin
D) Anchors the skin to underlying tissues and organs
B
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The epidermis makes up the skin's thin, superficial outer layer. Below the epidermis lies a thicker layer, the dermis, which contains important structures of hair, glands, blood vessels, and nerves. The hypodermis (subcutaneous tissue, fatty layer) is not actually part of the skin, but because it cushions, supports, nourishes, and insulates the skin, it anchors skin to underlying tissues and organs.
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