A client asks the nurse if it is possible to grow new skin, and the nurse's response is based upon knowledge that:
a. Even if new skin growth is required, the melanocytes do not regenerate.
b. The avascular epidermis sheds slowly and is replaced completely every 4 weeks.
c. The outer layer of skin remains the same over the lifetime except for repairing injuries.
d. Epidermal regeneration is impossible because it is avascular.
ANS: B
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A. Yes B. No