Question

Assertion (A): Surface of the skin impervious to water and skin protects the body.
Reason (R) : Surface of the skin is covered by stratified cuboidal epithelium.
Both A and Rare true and R is the correct
explanation of A
O
Both A and Rare true but Ris not the
correct explanation of A
A is true and Ris fal se
O
A is false and Ris true​

Answer 1

Answer:

A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

Explanation:

Surface of skin is impervious to water because it is covered by stratified keratinised squamous epithelium. ... Heavy deposits of the insoluble protein keratin are present in the dead superficial layers which makes this epithelium impervious to water.

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