27 Jan 2021
Watch the video The Biology of Skin Color (Links to an external site.) (18:57)
After reading the overview and watching the video, create an initial post using the following prompt. Your initial post needs to address each discussion point.
Discussion Prompt
- Discuss the signs and symptoms of both hypothermia and hyperthermia.
- How does the skin regulate body temperature when a patient has either hyperthermia or hypothermia?
- Discuss the evolution of skin color and its importance?
- Skin cancers are very common. Discuss the different types of cancer, their cause, prevention, and treatment.
Citation
HHMI | BioInteractive. (n.d.). The biology of skin color [Video]. BioInteractive. https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/biology-skin-color