What is vernix caseosa and how is caseosa pronounced?



Answer:
Vernix, also known as Vernix caseosa, is the "waxy" or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of newborn humans. It is secreted by the fetus's sebaceous glands in utero, and is hypothesized to have antibacterial properties.

Vernix is composed of sebum (the oil of the skin) and cells that have sloughed off the fetus' skin.

Vernix is sometimes offered as supporting evidence for the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis (AAH/AAT) that the reason for the divergence between the hominids and their ape-like relatives was due to a long semi-aquatic phase of history. No other land mammal, including the apes, produces vernix-coated neonates; in contrast, some sea mammals, including the harbour seal,

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