PATHOLOGY MCQ
SKIN
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Question
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What is the top layer of skin called?
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callus
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epidermis
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dermis
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hypodermis
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Epidermis. The epidermis is the most superficial layer of the skin and provides the first barrier of protection from the invasion of substances into the body. The epidermis is subdivided into five layers or strata: stratum basale.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word epidermis is derived through Latin from Ancient Greek epidermis, itself from Ancient Greek epi ‘over, upon’ and from Ancient Greek derma ‘skin’. Something related to or part of the epidermis is termed epidermal.
Detailed explanation-3: -(EH-pih-DER-mis) The outer layer of the two main layers of the skin.
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