The highly vascular layer of the skin, which provides thermoregulation via changing blood flow, is the
A) epidermis.
B) subcutaneous layer.
C) stratum basale.
D) stratum corneum.
E) dermis.

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The highly vascular layer of the skin that provides thermoregulation via changing blood flow is the dermis. The epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin, the subcutaneous layer is mostly made up of fat and connects the skin to underlying tissue, the stratum basale is the innermost layer of the epidermis, and the stratum corneum is the outermost layer of dead skin cells.

The Highly Vascular Layer of the Skin, Which Provides Thermoregulation