INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Your skin only accounts for about 15% of your body weight
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In adults, skin accounts for about 16 percent of total body weight and covers a surface area of approximately 22 square feet (2 square meters).
Detailed explanation-2: -Skin is our largest organ-adults carry some 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms) and 22 square feet (2 square meters) of it. This fleshy covering does a lot more than make us look presentable. In fact, without it, we’d literally evaporate.
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