EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
INTEGUMENT
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Question
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What is NOT a function of the skin?
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protects you by keeping water in your body and foreign particles out of your body
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Nerve endings in your skin let you feel things around you
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Helps regulate your body temperature
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helps get rid of wastes
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helps you fly after being radioactively charged
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Alpha particles: Alpha particles cannot penetrate most matter. A piece of paper or the outer layers of skin is sufficient to stop alpha particles. Radioactive material that emits alpha particles (alpha emitters) can be very harmful when inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed into the blood stream through wounds.
Detailed explanation-2: -Exposure to radiation can damage the basal cell layer of the skin and result in inflammation, erythema, and dry or moist desquamation. In addition, radiation damage to hair follicles can cause epilation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alpha particles. Beta particles. Gamma rays. Neutrons.
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