Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9780135168059
Author: Marieb, Elaine Nicpon, Brady, Patricia, Mallatt, Jon
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.,
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Chapter 5, Problem 10CYU
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The concern of dark-skinned people living in the northern latitudes about the production of vitamin D.
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Vitamins are organic compounds that are required by the body in small amounts. Various forms of vitamins are consumed from various food particles. Vitamin D can also be produced by the and is produced by the melanocyte cells. They regulate cells in the exposure of sun rays. Melanin pigment is present in the basal layer of the epidermis result in the absorption of ultraviolet rays and protects the body from damage.
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Chapter 5 Solutions
Human Anatomy
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Ch. 5 - Prob. 11CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 12CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 13CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 14CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 15CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 16CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 17CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 18CYUCh. 5 - What are the two life-threatening concerns...Ch. 5 - Prob. 20CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 21CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 22CYUCh. 5 - Prob. 1RQCh. 5 - Match each epidermal layer in column B to its...Ch. 5 - The ability of the epidermis to resist rubbing and...Ch. 5 - Skin color is determined by (a) melanin, (b)...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5RQCh. 5 - Prob. 6RQCh. 5 - Use logic to deduce the answer to this question....Ch. 5 - Prob. 8RQCh. 5 - Prob. 9RQCh. 5 - Prob. 10RQCh. 5 - Prob. 11RQCh. 5 - The reticular layer of the dermis (a) provides...Ch. 5 - Match the skin structures in column B with their...Ch. 5 - Thick skin differs from thin skin in (a) the...Ch. 5 - From the list of tissues in column B, identify the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 16RQCh. 5 - Explain why thin skin is also called hairy skin,...Ch. 5 - Prob. 18RQCh. 5 - Why does skin that is exposed to sunlight age so...Ch. 5 - Explain why no skin cancers originate from stratum...Ch. 5 - Explain each of these familiar phenomena in terms...Ch. 5 - Prob. 22RQCh. 5 - List �ve functions of the skin.Ch. 5 - Prob. 24RQCh. 5 - What type of tissue(s) form each of the following...Ch. 5 - Prob. 26RQCh. 5 - Prob. 1CRCAQCh. 5 - Dean, a 40-year-old beach boy, tells you that his...Ch. 5 - Long-term patients con�ned to hospital beds are...Ch. 5 - Carmen slipped on some ice and split her chin on...Ch. 5 - A man got his �nger caught in a machine at the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 6CRCAQCh. 5 - Why are melanomas the most common type of skin...Ch. 5 - What are the harmful effects of UV radiation, and...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9CRCAQ
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