▁different iation ▁and ▁corn ification . ▁ ▁D erm is ▁ ▁The ▁der mis ▁is ▁the ▁layer ▁of ▁skin ▁beneath ▁the ▁e pid erm is ▁that ▁consists ▁of ▁connect ive ▁t issue ▁and ▁c ush ions ▁the ▁body ▁from ▁stress ▁and ▁stra in . ▁The ▁der mis ▁is ▁tight ly ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁e pid erm is ▁by ▁a ▁bas ement ▁memb rane . ▁It ▁also ▁har b ors ▁many ▁n erve ▁end ings ▁that ▁provide ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁touch ▁and ▁heat . ▁It ▁contains ▁the ▁hair ▁fol lic les , ▁swe at ▁g lands , ▁se b ace ous ▁g lands , ▁ap ocr ine ▁g lands , ▁l ym ph atic ▁vessels ▁and ▁blood ▁vessels . ▁The ▁blood ▁vessels ▁in ▁the ▁der mis ▁provide ▁n our ishment ▁and ▁waste ▁removal ▁from ▁its ▁own ▁cells ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁the ▁str atum ▁bas ale ▁of ▁the ▁e pid erm is . ▁ ▁The ▁der mis ▁is ▁struct ur ally ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁areas : ▁a ▁super f icial ▁area ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁e pid erm is , ▁called ▁the ▁pap ill ary ▁region , ▁and ▁a ▁deep ▁th icker ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ret icular ▁region . ▁ ▁Pap ill ary ▁region ▁The ▁pap ill ary ▁region ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁loose ▁are olar ▁connect ive ▁t issue . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁its ▁finger like ▁pro jections ▁called ▁pap illa e , ▁which ▁extend ▁toward ▁the ▁e pid erm is . ▁The ▁pap illa e ▁provide ▁the ▁der mis ▁with ▁a ▁"