The cheeselike, whitish substance that fuses with the epidermis and serves as a protective coating is called
a. Vernix caseosa
b. Surfactant
c. Caput succedaneum
d. Acrocyanosis
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A This protection is needed because the infant's skin is so thin.
B Surfactant is a protein that lines the alveoli of the infant's lungs.
C Caput succedaneum is the swelling of the tissue over the presenting part of the
fetal head.
D Acrocyanosis is cyanosis of the hands and feet, resulting in a blue coloring.
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