Body Structures & Functions
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781285695495
Author: Scott
Publisher: Cengage
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Nails, hair, sweat and sebaceous glands are all derived from the epidermis
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b. sebaceous gland
c. sweat gland
d. hair
The epidermis is nourished by diffusion from capillaries in the ___________.
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hypodermis
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epidermis
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papillary layer of the dermis
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reticular layer of the dermis
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