GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The surface of your skin contains dead skin cells that stay in this layer for about
A
one to two hours
B
two to three days
C
two to three weeks
D
one to two months
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The stratum corneum contains dead skin cells that used to exist in the epidermis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The outer layer of your skin contains cells that are dead. In fact, the outermost 25 to 30 cell layers of your skin consist of dead cells that do nothing beyond providing a physical barrier that keeps water in and chemicals out.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your epidermis is the top layer of the skin that you can see and touch. Keratin, a protein inside skin cells, makes up the skin cells and, along with other proteins, sticks together to form this layer.

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