12-04-2011, 08:42 AM
A 10 month old infant is brought to the emergency on a sweltering day in june. He is listless, cranky, and "floppy as a dishrag." He has no hair or teeth. Over the last 2 weeks, he has not smiled, babbled, rolled over,sat up or attempted to stand. The mother say she and her son can not tolerate heat and that she had always had thin hair and still has some baby teeth. Which of the following structures is most likely absent or greatly reduced in number in the mother and the child?
A) Langerhan's cells
B) Merkel's cells
C) Pacinian Corpuscle
D) Sebaceous glands
E) Sweat glands
A) Langerhan's cells
B) Merkel's cells
C) Pacinian Corpuscle
D) Sebaceous glands
E) Sweat glands