HUMAN A+P MOD.MASTERING
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After Ramon’s skin came into contact with a poison ivy plant in biology lab, he developed a painful, itchy rash. However, after the skin of his colleague Cathy came into contact with snake venom in lab, she developed no skin irritation. Poison ivy plants contain lipid-soluble oils, whereas snake venoms contain mostly water-soluble peptides. Explain why Ramon developed a rash, whereas Cathy did not.
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HUMAN A+P MOD.MASTERING
Ch. 5.1 - 1. What are the major structures of the skin, and...Ch. 5.1 - 2. How does the integument provide protection...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 3QCCh. 5.1 - What are the other functions of the integument?...Ch. 5.2 - 1. What are the five strata of the epidermis? How...Ch. 5.2 - How does a keratinocyte that begins its life in...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 3QCCh. 5.2 - Prob. 4QCCh. 5.3 - Which type of tissue makes up the papillary layer...Ch. 5.3 - What are the functions of the dermal papillae?
Ch. 5.3 - 3. Which type of tissue makes up the reticular...Ch. 5.3 - 4. What other structures are located in the...Ch. 5.3 - 5. How does the papillary layer of the dermis...Ch. 5.3 - What causes tension lines and flexure lines? How...Ch. 5.4 - How is melanin produced, and how does it interact...Ch. 5.4 - What are the functions of melanin?Ch. 5.4 - 3. What is carotene, and what color does it give...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 4QCCh. 5.4 - 5. How can the oxygen content of the blood affect...Ch. 5.4 - 6. What is cyanosis, and what can it tell us...Ch. 5.5 - How do the hair shaft and hair root differ?Ch. 5.5 - How does a hair grow in length?Ch. 5.5 - Prob. 3QCCh. 5.5 - Define the following terms: nail bed, nail plate,...Ch. 5.5 - How does nail growth occur?Ch. 5.5 - Prob. 6QCCh. 5.5 - What are the other three types of sweat glands,...Ch. 5.5 - 8. How do sebaceous glands and sebum differ from...Ch. 5.6 - Prob. 1QCCh. 5.6 - Prob. 2QCCh. 5.6 - What is cancer?Ch. 5.6 - 4. How do the three types of skin cancer differ?
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