Clinical investigation of a 40-year-old female client with diverse dermatological signs and symptoms has focused on the woman's basement membrane
Which of the following skin functions would a clinician most likely attribute to a region of the integument other than the basement membrane?
A)
Lack of sensory nerve impulse conduction
B)
Formation of blisters on various skin surfaces
C)
Lack of adhesion between the dermis and epidermis
D)
Large immunoglobulin deposits
Ans:
A
Feedback:
While the basement membrane plays roles in adhering between skin layers and is a common site of immunoglobulin deposition and blister formation, it is not a major site of afferent nerve endings and consequent sensory transmission.
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