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around the 22nd wk of pregnancy. it then disappears from around the 31-40 week.

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What is lanuga and what is the purpose of it?

Lanugo is a fine, soft hair that covers the body of a fetus during development, typically appearing around the 16th week of gestation. Its primary purpose is to provide insulation and warmth to the fetus, as well as to help anchor the vernix caseosa, a protective coating on the skin. Lanugo usually sheds before birth, although it may occasionally be present in premature infants.


Many babies are born with a cheesy covering known as?

vernix caseosa, which is a protective layer on the baby's skin developed during pregnancy. It helps to keep the baby's skin moisturized and protected in the womb.


What is the atomic number of Meconium?

This is the serious answer, if the question was also.Meconium is the greenish mass of mucous, desquamated epithelial cells, lanugo, and vernix caseosa that collects in the fetal intestine,becoming the first fecal discharge of the newborn.So it is NOT an atom, it has no number.If this question was NOT serious though, be aware, Vandal patrol is on its way.


What protects the fetus's skin within the water-filled amniotic sac?

The vernix caseosa, a white, waxy substance produced by the fetal sebaceous glands, protects the fetus's skin within the amniotic sac. It helps to prevent the skin from becoming waterlogged and acts as a barrier against infection.


What waxy substance that folds the skin of a newborn?

The waxy substance that folds the skin of a newborn is called vernix caseosa. It is a white, cheese-like substance that helps protect the baby's skin in the womb, and often is present on the baby's skin at birth.

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The name for the soft hair that covers the fetus?

It is called lanugo, the skin is also coated with a white greasy like substance called vernix and protects the fetus from the effects of being in the amniotic sac ( bag of water)


What is lanuga and what is the purpose of it?

Lanugo is a fine, soft hair that covers the body of a fetus during development, typically appearing around the 16th week of gestation. Its primary purpose is to provide insulation and warmth to the fetus, as well as to help anchor the vernix caseosa, a protective coating on the skin. Lanugo usually sheds before birth, although it may occasionally be present in premature infants.


What is a lanugo coat?

it is the hair that is formed in the baby's skin and disappears just before entering the birth canal.


What is the vernix caseosa?

The vernix caseosa is a white cheesy substance that covers and protects the skin of the fetus and is still all over the skin of a baby at birth. The vernix caseosa is composed of sebum (the oil of the skin) and cells that have sloughed off the fetus' skin.


How do you clean vernix caseosa?

With baby oil.


When a baby is born What is the white stuff on it?

Vernix


What is the hairy cloak of the fetus?

lanugo


What is a Baby's vernix?

A babys vernix is a waxy coat which protects the baby while in the womb. If your baby is premature there is a chance the baby wont have any vernix as they produce this is the last stages of pregnancy. I hope this helps A babys vernix is a waxy coat which protects the baby while in the womb. If your baby is premature there is a chance the baby wont have any vernix as they produce this is the last stages of pregnancy. I hope this helps


If Lanugo does not recede and persist its called?

hypertrichosis


What is the name of the hair of a newborn called?

Lanugo.


Where is lanugo found?

on a fetus Fadhil Alsultani


What is the white substance on a newborn babies skin?

It's called vernix