The nurse is reviewing the functions and purpose of the skin with a group of high school students. From what source should the nurse explain that the epidermis receives its nourishment?
a. Dermis
b. Melanocytes
c. Epithelial cells
d. Epidermal capillaries
ANS: A
The epidermis is made of stratified squamous epithelial tissue and is avascular, meaning that it has no capillaries within it. Its nourishment comes from the dermis beneath it. B. Melanocytes are cells in the lower epidermis that produce the protein melanin. C. Epithelial cells are within the epidermis, D. The epidermis does not have its own blood supply.
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