Trauma to Stratum Basale Would NOT Interfere with the Skin's

question 30

Multiple Choice

Trauma to stratum basale would NOT interfere with the skin's ability to:

• A) produce vitamin D.
• B) produce melanin.
• C) grow.
• D) shed dead cells.

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Definitions:

Plant Cells

Basic units of life in organisms of the kingdom Plantae, characterized by a rigid cell wall, chloroplasts, and central vacuoles.

Cyclins

Regulatory proteins whose levels oscillate during the cell cycle; cyclins associate with cyclin-dependent kinases to form cyclin-Cdk complexes.

Cdks

Cyclin-dependent kinases, enzymes that regulate the cell cycle through phosphorylation of target proteins.

Anaphase-Promoting Complex

A multiprotein complex that regulates the progression of the cell cycle by triggering the transition from metaphase to anaphase in mitosis and meiosis.