Explain Why a Healthy 6-Month-Old Might Have Yellow-Orange Skin

question 28

Multiple Choice

Explain why a healthy 6-month-old might have yellow-orange skin.

• A)The skin of infants is very thin making it appear yellow-orange.
• B)Breastmilk causes the skin to look yellow-orange.
• C)The child may have been outside when it was cold causing vasoconstriction which reduces the pink coloration and makes skin look more yellow-orange.
• D)The child may have eaten foods with a high amount of carotene causing the pigment to accumulate in the skin making it look yellow-orange.
• E)The child may be developing adipose tissue which has a yellowish tint.

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Definitions:

Repolarization Phase

A phase in the cardiac cycle where the heart muscle cells return to their resting state by repolarizing their membrane potentials.

Depolarization Phase

The process in which a cell's membrane potential becomes less negative, leading towards the threshold for an action potential.

Action Potential

A quick electrical impulse that travels down a neuron's axon, triggering the release of neurotransmitters.

Repolarization Phase

A stage in the cardiac cycle following depolarization, where the heart muscle returns to its resting state by restoring the negative charge on the cell's membrane.