Can you use biodegradable nails in the body? When and where? Explain this briefly.

Q: Give a detailed overview of Epidermophytosis (Athlete's foot)

A: Fungi is cosmopolitan and can live in the air, water, soil, etc. It can take over the body's surface…

Q: Describe the structure and functions of nails, hair, sweatglands, and oil glands.

A: Skin, nails, sweat glands and sebaceous glands form the accessory structures of the skin. Such…

Q: Similar to the hair, nails grow continuously throughout our lives. Which of the following is…

A: Tips of the toes and fingers contain specialized structures of the epidermis known as the nail bed.…

Q: Why can skin regenerate effectively even after consid- erable damage?

A: Security from mechanical injury, synthetic perils, and bacterial intrusion is given by the skin in…

Q: Explain why placing an ice pack on an area of skin results in the area appearing red

A: KEY WORDS :- Cold application - It is the cold application done by ice packs or ice etc to give…

Q: Describe the physiology of the skin

A: The skin is the largest organ in the body. It is also one of the sense organs because it consists of…

Q: Describe how nails are formed.

A: Accessory structures for skin includes the hair follicles, the skin glands and the nails. These…

Q: Describe the structure and composition of nails.

A: At the tip of fingers and toes, there is a horn-like keratinous plate known as nails.  The visible…

Q: What is Sweat glands?

A: A group of tissue (organ) working together in order to release a biochemical substance to complete a…

Q: The actively growing part of the nail is the a. nail matrix. b. free edge. c. nail folds. d. nail…

A: fingernails grow at an average rate of 3.47 millimeters (mm) per month, or about a tenth of a…

Q: Describe the parts of a nail.

A: Nails are important as these serve few important purposes: They function to grab things and are…

Q: Apart from the physical barrier, the skin creates, how else does the barrier function of the skin…

A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…

Q: Describe the major events of the four steps (listed below) of integument repair following injury:…

A: Skin is an integumentary system which protects the internal organs from harmful external factors.…

Q: Explain how to classify burns and how to estimate their severity?

A: Burn is defined as the type of injury that occurs in the skin or other tissues that can be caused by…

Q: Describe four characteristics of skin that help it resist infection.

A: The skin protect us from various pathogen. The skin is keratinized i-e the surface cells are dead…

Q: Would you expect an epidermal wound to bleed? Why or why not?

A: The vertebrate body is enclosed by flexible and soft tissue, called “Skin”. This tissue has three…

Q: When you have completed this section, you should be able toa. distinguish between three types of…

A: "Since you have posted a multiple sub-parts question and didn't mention which one needs the…

Q: Describe briefly the stages in the formation of hair in epidermal layers

A: Formation, keratinization and elimination of the hair: the hair cycle  Throughout the course of a…

Q: The skin helps maintain optimum calcium and phosphate levels in thebody by participating in the…

A: The largest organ of the body is the skin. The total area of skin is about 20 square feet. It Skin…

Q: Describe the function of skin in health and disease.

A: Anatomy and physiology are the branches of biology, anatomy deals with the study of the structure of…

Q: What is the principle function of the skin?

A: Integument: Skin(Epidermis+dermis) and its derivatives make Integumented. Skin: It is the outer…

Q: The fibrous protein that forms the basic structural compo- nent of hair and nails is (a) collagen.…

A: Protein is a macronutrient that is needed for muscle growth. Proteins are made up of hundreds or…

Q: How does the dermis of our skin relate to its functions of protection, temperature control, waste…

A: Dermis of our skin helps body to stay fit and healthy in some manner that are discussed below-

Q: What is the difference between a first-, second-, and third degree burn?

A: Burns:Burns are defined as necrosis of the skin(tissue damage). The damage can be due to a hot…

Q: Distinguish first-, second-, and third-degree burns.

A: A burn is caused as a result of tissue damage after exposure to heat. There are three categories of…

Q: Why do you think it is so more difficult to treat nail infections than other superficial…

A: Microbes are normally visible under the instrument ‘microscope’ only. The fungi are one of them.…

Q: What are the differences between first-, second-, and thirddegree burns?

A: Burns are caused due to exposure to heat, over-exposure to sunlight, or contact with chemicals or…

Q: Contrast the locations and functions of sebaceous (oil) glands,sudoriferous (sweat) glands, and…

A: There are four types of glands in the integumentary system: sudoriferous (sweat) glands, sebaceous…

Q: Draw and label a specimen of the integument. Use the Anatomy and Physiology Revealed program to…

A: The integumentary system is a system which is composed of the organs and its derivatives responsible…

Q: why would nails peel in layers and what are some other conditions that show up in the finger nails?

A: Given: Nails peel up in layers.Nail's are made from a type of protein that is also found in hair…

Q: Identify nail structures on your own nails.

A: Nail function:             The nail plays an advent role in protecting the digits and contributing…

Q: Explain the role of keratin in the skin.

A: Keratin is one type of protein found in epidermis

Q: describe the process of keratinization?

A: Keratinization is a cytoplasmic process taking place in the cytoplasm of keratinocytes cells of the…

Q: What are the goals of skin preparation?

A: There are following goals of skin preparation  1. To keep the microbial count within the sterile…

Q: Explain the protection function of the skin, and include the role of the surface film.

A: The skin is outer covering of the body. It is the largest organ of the integumentary system. The…

Q: What forms the nail bed? O Subcutaneous adipose tissue Connective tissue O Dermis tissue OSmooth…

A: Nail bed is the skin below the nail plate. Like all skin, it is made of two types of tissues: the…

Q: Select the corrwct one. The two major components of the integument are (a) the cutaneous membrane…

A: We can say that, The integumentary system is that organ system that acts as a shield for the body…

Q: What is the role of fibroblasts in wound healing?

A: Introduction: The process by which damaged skin heals itself is known as cutaneous wound healing. It…

Q: Six months ago, Chef Eduardo sliced through the end of his right thumbnail. Although the surrounding…

A: Fingernails and toenails start to grow from a nail from an area called a nail matrix. This area is…

Q: How does the skin function to protect the body from microbes?

A: Ans. Plantar calluses are strong, thickened skin developing on the surface of the foot. The skin on…

Q: What is the chemical barrier of the integumentary system, such as in pH or antibiotics?

A: The integumentary system is the set of organs that forms the external covering of the body which…