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Healthy skin cells require a constant supply of blood. In decubitus ulcers, or bed sores, this blood supply is hindered because superficial blood vessels are compressed. Which layer(s) of the skin hold(s) such compressed blood vessels?

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the papillary and reticular layers pf the dermis.

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Answer:

Reticular and papillary layer of dermis.

Step-by-step explanation:

The blood is the main connective tissue present in the body. Each and every cell of the body requires blood for its activation and blood supplied cells remain healthy.

The bed sores hinders the blood supply because the superficial blood vessels are restricted. The papillary layer of the dermis and the reticular layer of the skin holds the compressed blood vessels in the case of the decubitus ulcers.

Thus, the answer is reticular and papillary layer of dermis.

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