INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS
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Question
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about how often you shed your skin
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every 4 weeks
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every 8 weeks
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every 4 months
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every 8 months
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Weschler and colleagues explain that humans shed their entire outer layer of skin every 2-4 weeks at the rate of 0.001 – 0.003 ounces of skin flakes every hour.
Detailed explanation-2: -The peeling or flaking process is your skin’s way of recovering or healing from some type of damage. The damage may be from environmental elements, skin conditions, allergies, infections or certain diseases and treatments. The medical term for peeling skin is desquamation.
Detailed explanation-3: -It’s normal to shed between 50 and 100 hairs a day.
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