Specific Function
- It contains dermal papillae which are fingerprints under thick skin lots of elastic fibers
- the layer supplies nutrients to the epidermis and regulates temperature
SIZE
- directly under the epidermis
- connected to it via papillae
- appears as the middle man for the epidermis and dermis
- Thinner part of the dermis
- Contains thinner fibers than the recticular layer
- The recticular layer and the papillary together make up the dermis part of the skin
- Epidermal-dermal junction is the top of the papillary layer where it joins the epidermis
The Papillary Layer
The Skin
Disease of the Papillary Layer
- There are a lot of skin diseases including skin cancer
- The skin is the most extensive system in the body
- it is the primary line of defense
- made of two parts, Epidermis and Dermis while the papillary layer is part of the Dermis
- Many of the diseases affect the papillary layer especially
by Hailey Sanner and Riley McGinnis
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