Correct Answers
whatAisAtheAlargestAorganAofAtheAbody?A-
AAnswerAtheAskin,AwhichAservesAmanyAcomplexAfunctions.
listAtheAtreeAlayersAofAtheAskin.A-AAnswerAepidermisA=AoutermostAlayer
dermisA=AmoistAlayer
hypodermisA=AmadeAofAsubcutaneousAfatAandAtissue
whyAisAtheAskinAunique?A-AAnswerAtheAepidermisAisAaAwater-
repellentAlayerAofAskinAthatAcontainsAnoAbloodAvessels,AalsoAvariesAinAthickness.
whatApurposesAdoesAtheAskinAserve?A-
AAnswerAprotectionAfromAoutsideAelements,Asensation,AvitaminADAproduction,Athermoregul
ation,AmaintenanceAofAaAhomeostaticAenvironment,AmechanismAforAsocialAinteraction.
howAdoesAtheAskinAprovideAprotection?A-
AAnswerAoffersAbarrierAprotectionAfromAbothAmechanicalAandAchemicalAtraumaAasAwellAas
ApathogenicAorganisms.AitAalsoAmaintainsAtheAhydrationAofAtheAunderlyingAtissue.
howAdoesAtheAskinAeliminateAwasteAproducts?A-
AAnswerAfluidsAcontainingAsodiumAchloride,Aurea,Asulfates.AandAphosphatesAareAexcretedA
byAsweatAglands.
howAdoesAskinAsensationAoccur?A-AAnswerAnerveAreceptors
whatAdoesAtheAskinAneedAtoAsynthesizeAvitaminAD?A-
AAnswerASunlight,AvitaminADAparticipatesAinAcalciumAandAphosphateAmetabolism.
whyAisAvitaminADAimportant?A-
AAnswerAformationAandAmaintenanceAofAboneAstructureAandAstrength.
whatAisAtheAepidermisAmadeAof?A-AAnswerAstratumAcorneum
stratumAlucidum