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Chapter 32
Paramedic: Burns
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03/07/2013

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What is the continuous shedding of the dead cells on the surface of the skin?
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Desquamation 1576
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What is a complex material composed chiefly of collagen fibers, elastin fibers, and a mucopolysaccharide gel?
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Dermis 1576
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What is a fibrous protein with a very high tensile strength, so it gives the skin high resistance to breakage under mechanical stress?
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Collagen 1576
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What imparts elasticity to the skin, allowing it to spring back to its usual contours?
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Elastin 1576
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What gives the skin resistance to compression?
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Mucopolysaccharide Gel 1576
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What is a noninflammatory acne lesion?
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Comedo 1577
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