INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS
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Question
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The most superficial layer of skin that is mostly dead and rapidly shed is the
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epidermis
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dermis
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subcutaneous tissue or hypodermis
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the epidermis, and is made up of 10 to 30 thin layers of continually shedding, dead keratinocytes.
Detailed explanation-2: -New skin cells develop at the bottom layer of your epidermis (stratum basale) and travel up through the other layers as they get older. They reach the outermost layer of your epidermis after about a month, where the skin cells shed from your body as new cells develop at the bottom layer.
Detailed explanation-3: -The two layers of the skin containing dead cells are B. stratum corneum and D. stratum lucidum. The stratum corneum is the top most layer of the epidermis that is made of dead cells that slough off.
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