NUTRITION
THE HUMAN BODY
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Question
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What is the average thickness of human skin?
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1-2mm
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2-3mm
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3-4mm
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It varies in thickness from 0.3 to several centimetres in thickness. The thinnest sites are the eyelids (a few cells thick) and scrotum. The thickest are the soles and palms (about 30 cells thick).
Detailed explanation-2: -Thick skin definition The epidermis of thick skin can be up to 1.5 mm . Thick skin does not contain any hair follicles or sebaceous glands. Thick skin also contains no arrector pili muscles, which cause goosebumps. Thick skin is thicker due to it containing an extra layer in the epidermis, called the stratum lucidum.
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