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The stratum corneum is made up of dead cells having keratin.

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Important Questions on The Skin

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Describe various layers of epidermis found in humans.
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State one visible effect of Myxedema.
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Secretion of sebaceous glands in humans helps in
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Draw a labelled diagram of the vertical section of human skin.
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Why Afro-Americans have dark-coloured skin, while Europeans have light-coloured skin?
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Which one of the following is a keratinised tissue?
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Name the hormone and state whether the hyposecretion or Hypersecretion leads to Myxoedema.
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What happens when you get a sunburn?
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The derivative structures of skin are
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Describe in brief different glands found in human skin.
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Write symptoms of Myxedema disease. 
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Which gland in the skin control the degree of temperature regulation of our body?
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Describe with diagram, different parts of human skin.
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If for some reasons the sebaceous glands fail to function:
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Which one pair of two conditions includes both as abnormal conditions of skin pigmentation? 
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_____ is the most widely spread layer, occurs beneath the epidermis of the skin.
 
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Which one of the following is a keratinised tissue?
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A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxine in adults and characterized by (i) a low metabolic rate, (ii) increase in body weight and (iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is
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Describe sweat glands.