After falling off his bicycle, an 8-year-old boy has a large abrasion on his posterior thigh that has removed the epidermis in the region but left the dermis largely intact
Which of the following changes in integumentary system would be expected in the area of his wound?
A)
Profuse bleeding from removal of his epidermis
B)
Fewer Merkel and Langerhans cells in the region
C)
Exposure of the underlying subcutaneous tissue
D)
Removal of hair follicle roots from the area of the wound bed
Ans:
B
Feedback:
Merkel cells and Langerhans cells are components of the epidermis. Bleeding may be minimal since the epidermis is avascular. Subcutaneous tissue is below the dermis and would not be directly exposed, and hair follicle roots exist at a deeper level than the epidermis.
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