A cheeselike, whitish substance that fuses with the epidermis and serves as a protective coating is the:
1. vernix caseosa.
2. surfactant.
3. caput succedaneum.
4. acrocyanosis.
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1. Correct. The protection is needed because the infant's skin is so thin.
2. Incorrect. Surfactant is a protein that lines the alveoli of the infant's lungs.
3. Incorrect. Caput succedaneum is the swelling of the tissue over the presenting part of the fetal head.
4. Incorrect. Acrocyanosis is cyanosis of the hands and feet, resulting in blue coloring.
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