where is the subcutaneous layer of the skin located
Subcutaneous tissue The hypodermis is beneath dermis which is beneath epidermis. It is used mainly for fat storage.
Skin It harbors many mechanoreceptors (nerve endings) that provide the sense of touch and heat through nociceptors and thermoreceptors. It also contains the hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, apocrine glands, lymphatic vessels and blood vessels. The blood vessels in the dermis provide nourishment and waste removal from its own cells as well as for the epidermis.