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anatomy question

Hi everybody

I have an assignment but could not fing the answer in my text book: The skin of infants is more easily injured by abrasion than the skin of adult. based on this observation, which Strat of the skin you expect to be thinner in infants than adults? explain based on the function of the skin?

sorry because the question is very long

i appreciate any response

hali

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I would think it would be the apical layer of the epidermis, because the stratified squamous cells, which are keratinized to make them tougher, are there to protect the underlying tissues from abraision. If this layer of cells is thinner, there would be less protection from abraision. Check this out to make sure I am right and using correct terminology, but I think that would be the most common sense answer.

I would say stratum corneum, since it is layers of dead keratinocytes, and infants are born with the vernix covering for protection.

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Hi

thank you bvery much for your response. it is really helpful. this is the hardest part about anatomy because you need to put into practice and use what you learned. sometimes or ofeten i find this thinking chalenging.

thank you dearly,

hali

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