What is the term for the cream cheese-like substance that protects the infant's skin from amniotic fluid?
a. Lanugo
b. Meconium
c. Desquamation
d. Vernix caseosa
ANS: D
At birth, the skin is covered with a yellowish-white cream cheese-like substance called vernix caseosa.
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