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Why is the fetus (at three months) covered with lanugo (a felt of long downy hair)?
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Protection of skin: Lanugo functions as an anchor to hold the vernix caseosa on the skin. This combination with vernix caseosa protects the delicate fetal skin from damage from the amniotic fluid.
Answered 10/7/2015
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