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The vernix caseosa is a white cheesy substance that covers and protects the skin of the fetus and is still all over the skin of a baby at birth. The vernix caseosa is composed of sebum (the oil of the skin) and cells that have sloughed off the fetus' skin.
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How do you clean vernix caseosa?
With baby oil.
Many babies are born with a cheesy covering known as?
vernix caseosa
What does the sebaceous gland secrete in the fetus?
Vernix caseosa is the whitish paste-like stuff that covers the fetus. It is made up of secretions from the sebaceous glands and degenerated epidermal cells and hair.
What is normal and abnormal in vernix caseosa?
to keep the skin on the baby nice and soft
What is the technical name of the white mucus found on a newborn baby?
Vernix caseosa
What protects the fetus's skin within the water-filled amniotic sac?
Vernix Caseosa
What protects the fetus's skin within the water- filled amniotic sac?
Vernix Caseosa
What is the atomic number of Meconium?
This is the serious answer, if the question was also.Meconium is the greenish mass of mucous, desquamated epithelial cells, lanugo, and vernix caseosa that collects in the fetal intestine,becoming the first fecal discharge of the newborn.So it is NOT an atom, it has no number.If this question was NOT serious though, be aware, Vandal patrol is on its way.
When babies was born all over the body had white stuff?
Vermix caseosa. Caseosa denominated from the greek "caseum" or cheese.
What is the meconium?
A greenish mass of mucous, desquamated epithelial cells, lanugo, and vernix caseosa that collects in the fetal intestine, becoming the first fecal discharge of the newborn.
What is a Baby's vernix?
A babys vernix is a waxy coat which protects the baby while in the womb. If your baby is premature there is a chance the baby wont have any vernix as they produce this is the last stages of pregnancy. I hope this helps A babys vernix is a waxy coat which protects the baby while in the womb. If your baby is premature there is a chance the baby wont have any vernix as they produce this is the last stages of pregnancy. I hope this helps
When a baby is born What is the white stuff on it?
Vernix
