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Why does a snake shed its skin?
So that it can grow as it will have just grown out of it's old skin.
What layer of skin is the outer layer of skin?
The epidermis is the outer layer of skin. The dermis is beneath the epidermis.
Why does a rattlesnake's skin fall off?
The outer layer of skin does not grow with the snake and periodically the snake must shed its older skin so as to be able to grow. The skin does not simply fall off, it must be removed by the snake.
Which stratum is the tough outer layer of the skin?
The stratum corneum is the tough outer layer of the skin.
What is a macerated fetus?
About 12 hours following fetal demise, the outer layer of skin will begin to slough off. This is caused by the baby being surrounded by amniotic fluid.
What is macerated fetus?
About 12 hours following fetal demise, the outer layer of skin will begin to slough off. This is caused by the baby being surrounded by amniotic fluid.
What layer of skin is beneath the outer layer?
The epidermis is the outer layer of skin. The dermis is beneath the epidermis.
What is the outer covering of a snake?
Its called snake skin
Meaning of slough and use in a sentence?
Slough is a yellow or brown tissue over a wound bed. it is tissue that is dead and needs to be debrided."Her heel has yellow slough on it."Slough as a noun, pronounced "sloo," means a swamp, or a a period of lack of progress. For example, "Germany was in an economic slough between World War I and World War II."Slough as a verb, pronounced "sluff," means to shed or remove. For example, "The snake sloughs off its skin."
What layer is the outer most layer of skin?
Epidermis
Is the outer layer of the skin made of liveing cells?
The outer layer of the skin, called the epidermis, is mostly made up of dead skin cells called keratinocytes. However, the deepest layer of the epidermis contains living cells that are responsible for producing new skin cells.
What is the outer layer of the the called?
skin
