HISTOLOGY
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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Question
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Assertion:Surface of skin is impervious to water. Reason:Surface of skin is covered by stratified cuboidal epithelium.a) the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertionb) the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertionc) the assertion is true but the reason is false d)If both the assertion and reason are false
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Solution : Surface of skin is impervious to water because it is covered by stratified keratinised squamous epithelium. This epithelium has many superficial layers of horny, scale like remains of dead squamous cells and several deeper layer of living polygonal cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -The epidermis is the thin outer layer of the skin. It consists of 3 types of cells: Squamous cells. The outermost layer is continuously shed is called the stratum corneum.
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