Health Assessment Jarvis Ch 13: Skin, Hair, & Nails (Answered With Rationale)

Health Assessment Jarvis Ch 13: Skin, Hair, & Nails (Answered With Rationale) Because hair for humans is no longer needed for protection from cold or trauma, it is called: vestigial. Hair is vestigial for humans. It no longer is needed for protection from cold or trauma. The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal layer of skin. Which of these statements would be included in the module? The epidermis is: a. Contains mostly fat cells. b. Consists mostly of keratin. c. Is replaced every 4 weeks. d. Contains sensory receptors. replaced every 4 weeks. The epidermis is thin yet tough, replaced every 4 weeks, avascular, and stratified into several zones. The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the dermis layer of skin. Which of these statements would be included in the module? The dermis: a. Contains mostly fat cells. b. Consists mostly of keratin. c. Is replaced every 4 weeks. d. Contains sensory receptors. contains sensory receptors. The dermis consists mostly of collagen, has resilient elastic tissue that allows the skin to stretch, and contains nerves, sensory receptors, blood vessels, and lymphatics. It is not replaced every 4 weeks. The nurse is discussing epidermal appendages with a newly graduated nurse. Which of these would be included in the discussion? Sweat glands Epidermal appendages include hair, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, and nails. The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, "I sure sweat a lot, especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an odor." The nurse knows that this could be related to: a. Eccrine glands. b. Apocrine glands. c. Disorder of the stratum corneum. d. Disorder of the stratum germinativum. eccrine glands. The eccrine glands are coiled t