Dermis Revealing Paws

Glossary

Layers of Skin

Epidermis

The superficial (outermost) layer of the integument (skin).

It overlays the dermis.

Subcutis

The layer of tissue directly underlying the dermis, but is not considered to constitute the true skin.

It consists primarily of connective (collagenous and elastic) tissue and fatty (adipose) tissue.

Cutis

Outer layer of skin. Consists of the epidermis and dermis.

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Revealing Paws

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Dermis

The layer of the skin between the epidermis and the subcutis (subcutaneous layer).

The dermis forms the bulk of the integument (skin).

Together with the epidermis, it forms the cutis or true skin.