Unit 5: Hemoglobin Testing 6 Original: October 1999 Revision: September 2010 Before you learn about how to use the HemoCue machine and take blood from clients, you need to learn about anemia and the causes of anemia.
Skin has three layers: 1  The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, provides a waterproof barrier and creates our skin tone. 2  The dermis, beneath the epidermis, contains tough connective tissue, hair follicles, and sweat glands. 3  The deeper subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis) is made of fat and connective tissue.
The skin has two principal layers. 1  The epidermis is the epithelial tissue layer of skin. 2  Hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands are epithelial invaginations from the epidermis. 3  The dermis is the connective tissue layer of skin. The epidermis is the epithelial tissue layer of skin. 2  Hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands are epithelial invaginations from the epidermis. 3  The dermis is the connective tissue layer of skin. 4  Embedded within the dermis are hair follicles and sweat glands as well as blood vessels and sensory nerve endings.