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OCR: DERMIS HE DERMIS is the inner thicker layer of the skin. It is a flexible connective tissue that fixes the epidermis (the outer layer ot skin to the body The dermis has rich supply of sensory nerve endings that detect touch, pressure pain heat and cold The dermis well- supplied with blood. and contains oil and sweat glands. The pits' in which your hairs grow called follicles, extend from the dermis, through the epidermis, and open onto the surface of the skin.