What is Subcutaneous tissue?
[[File:Skin.jpg|thumb|The hypodermis is the lower layer of skin shown in the diagram above.]] The '''Subcutaneous tissue''' is sometimes also called the hypodermis. It is the bottom layer of [[skin]] of an [[animal]] or [[plant]], right below the [[dermis]], which is below the [[epidermis]]. The diagram is incorrect by a typo error: The stratum germinativum is the stratum granulosum layer, the stratum basale is also called the stratum germinativum. The stratum lucidum is located below the stratum corneum. The stratum spinosum is also the stratum mucosum. Below the basal later is the papilla, then the dermis layers, below that is hypodermis also known as subcutaneous later which is the adipose (fat) location just above the vessels of lymph and veins and arteries, attaching to the muscles. However, adipose can become expansive and encapsulate around vessels of the lymphatic, veins and the arteries. In humans, this is where the body mostly stores fat cells, called [[adipocyte]], and there are also [[white blood cell|white blood cells]] and [[blood vessel|blood vessels]]. The hypodermis also connects the muscles of the body to the skin, with something called deep fascia, or [[connective tissue]]. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Integumentary system]]