Where is the hypodermis
Hypodermis
so in this video I'm gonna talk about
what the hypodermis is to begin with the
hypodermis is not a part of true skin so
remember we talked about skin is
actually technically considered only the
epidermis and the dermis and so
therefore the hypodermis which is under
the dermis so it's essentially like down
here if the dermis is here the
hypodermis is down there and the
hypodermis is not a part of true skin
and so the hypodermis is mostly adipose
tissue which is fat and it has a lot
more areolar tissue than the dermis and
so because the hypodermis has a lot of
fat
it helps pad the body so it essentially
provides some padding and cushion for
the body and so the subcutaneous fat
allows for a thermal insulation and it
also provides an energy reservoir
because remember fat has a lot of energy
and in addition it keeps you warmer so
it insulates your body the hypodermis
also helps your skin bind to the rest of
your body so the hypodermis is
essentially the layer that's between
your skin and other organs and probably
the most important thing about the
hypodermis is that it's often the target
of subcutaneous injections so for
example when you get shots from your
doctors they generally give you a shot
into the hypodermis because the
hypodermis is highly vascularized
and so that means it just has a lot of
blood vessels and therefore it absorbs
drugs pretty quickly and one thing I
kind of forgot to mention is that the
hypodermis is often referred to as
subcutaneous tissue and so here you see
it's labeled as subcutaneous tissue
instead of the hypodermis and sometimes
it's also called a hypo derm
swell so there's a bunch of names for
the hypodermis and finally one last
thing I want to mention is that in
general women have more subdued
is fat than men and then infants and
elderly people have less subcutaneous
fat than other people and therefore
they're gonna be a little more sensitive
to cold and so that pretty much sums it
up for the hypodermis thanks for
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