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Q: Explain the basis for different skin colors.

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Q: A person who has been playing in the snow notices that their fingertips are very pale. why?

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Q: Explain why you can scrap your skin but not bleed.

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Q: why does your skin remain red after a bad sunburn.

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Q: As individuals age, the number of collagen fibers that are found in the dermis of the skin…

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Q: Explain how hair protects your body.

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Q: The skin helps regulate body temperature by evaporation of water from the skin. Why do you feel…

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Q: What are the changes that occur in the human skin during the ageing process?

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