1. How can the skin be both a membrane and an organ? Please be very specific.
2. Also, what are fibers in the dermis produced by?
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1. A membrane is a non-specific term that can denote any type of covering or membrane. So, in a generic sense, the skin is a membrane that "covers" the entire body. Usually, the skin is not referred to as a membrane. There is a ...
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Anatomy can be a difficult subject to grasp because of the multitude of new terms to learn and memorize. This solution provides a clear explanation of the difference between a membrane and an organ, and help to clarify the potential confusion that students may have on this subject.
... The frog does not breathe through its skin alone ... A third eyelid, or nictitating membrane, may be drawn over the ...Both eardrums, or tympanic membranes, are exposed ...
... Nonetheless, most infectious agents impinge on the skin or mucous membranes of the ... Organ Neither CD4 nor CD8 Just CD4 Just CD8 Both CD4 and CD8 LN 0% 70% 30 ...
... that loss of integrity of the basement membrane can itself ... 'Epithelial' tissue is basically skin tissue that ... They cover all the body organs, for example the ...
... nerve endings c. Ruffini's end organ d. Pacinian ... diagram illustrates sensory nerve endings in the skin. ... b. the plasma membrane's permeability to K+ decreases. ...
... Cell walls and plasma membrane are responsible for regulation. ... Mammalia Diffusion through cell membranes. ... the systems wastes are through skin by converting ...
... lungs b) gills c) mouth d) mantle e) moist skin. ... a) cells contain a nuclear membrane b) these organisms ... Which organism contains no true tissues nor true organs? ...
... lower part that is covered by the skin, superficial fascia ... in the elevated crest of mucous membrane, along the ... Liver The liver is the largest gland/organ in the ...
... Healthy skin and hair Brewer's yeast, cooked egg yolks ... transfer of nutrients through cell membranes Dairy foods ... down fats, proper cell membrane permeability, and ...
... initiation of freezing at the skin surface, R ... tolerant insects and helps protect membranes during freezing ... fluidity and thus protecting the membrane from stress ...
