The client asks the nurse how skin cells are replaced. The nurse explains that when older cells have been damaged or lost, new cells are supplied by the:
1. stratum basale.
2. stratum spinosum.
3. dermis.
4. stratum lucidum.
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The deepest epidermal sublayer, the stratum basale, supplies the epidermis with new cells after older superficial cells have been damaged or lost through normal wear.
Rationale 2: The stratum spinosum does not supply the epidermis with new cells.
Rationale 3: The dermis does not supply the epidermis with new cells.
Rationale 4: The stratum lucidum does not supply the epidermis with new cells.
Global Rationale: The deepest epidermal sublayer, the stratum basale, supplies the epidermis with new cells after older superficial cells have been damaged or lost through normal wear.
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