EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
INTEGUMENT
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Question
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About how often do your skin cells get replaced?
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Every week
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Every 2 weeks
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Every 3 weeks
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Every 4 weeks
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout your life, your skin will change constantly, for better or worse. In fact, your skin will regenerate itself approximately every 27 days.
Detailed explanation-2: -The epidermis is continually renewed from stem cells, with a turnover time, in humans, of the order of a month.
Detailed explanation-3: -Skin cell renewal varies from person to person, but to give you an idea – in babies, skin cell renewal takes around 14 days. For teenagers, it’s around 28 days. In middle age, it takes between 28-42 days. And for 50 plus, it can be up to 84 days.
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