Q: What layer of skin is directly under the epidermis?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

The dermis is the layer of skin directly under the epidermis. It is made of a tough connective tissue. The dermis contains hair follicles, sweat glands, oil glands, and blood vessels ( Figure above ). It also holds many nerve endings that give you your sense of touch, pressure, heat, and pain.

 Choices:

- the aponeurosis

- hypodermis

- sweat glands

- the dermis


A:
the dermis