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Why gangrene is not contagious?
Gangrene is an infection that originally enters the body through a break in the skin, of some kind. The gangrene bacteria cannot pass through intact skin. Only injured people are at risk.
What is the the largest organ in your body?
Your skin
What is the human bod'y biggest organ?
The largest organ in the human body is the skin.
What is our largest organ?
the largest organ is the skin
Is skin a molecule?
No, skin is a complex organ made of many different molecules.
What has enough energy to pass through skin but not enough to pass through you bones?
x-rays
Which molecule is responsible for waterproofing of the skin?
keratin through the process of keratinization
Wetlands have characteristics of both dry land and of bodies of water How have amphibians adapted to this environment?
Water can pass through the skin; they have lungs
Can heroin pass through the skin?
Yes you have to stick a needle through it. To get it passed the epidermis.
How are amphibians adapted for aquatic life?
Water can pass through the skin; they have lungs
What is the organ that covers and protects the body and releases waste from the blood through sweat glands?
That organ is called as skin. It is the largest organ of your body.The skin is this organ. It is actually the largest organ of the human body.
What is used to process that animals with skin use to allow gases to pass through skin?
yes no maybe? I don't know!
The only way a toxic substance will pass through your skin is if the skin is cut?
No, not true.Many toxins can pass through uncut skin.Always wear proper protection when handling toxic substances. Especially pesticides and heavy metals are dangerous.
How does a plaice breathe?
Some animals that live on land have a skin that is so thin that gases can easily pass through it. We say that they have a permeable skin. Earthworms and amphibians have a skin which is permeable to gases. Plaice breathe through their skin.
How do gamma rays pass through the body?
gamma rays pass through the body by being absorbed by the skin and entering your body causing internal and external damage.
Does skin allow torch light to pass through?
Skin is actually translucent, not opaque. So yes, a thin enough membrane of skin can pass light. The human hand is thin enough, if the flashlight is bright enough.
Could the skin be a semipermeable membrane?
no skin couldn't be a semipermeable membrane because it doesn't allow any substances to pass through it...
