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The outermost layer, also known as the epidermis, contains keratin.
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∙ 9y agoThis layer is called the epidermis. The word means: epi=above+ -dermis=skin.
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What protein in skin makes it tough and waterproof?
Keratin is the protein that strengthens and waterproofs the epidermal layer of the skin.
What makes your skin tough?
The epidermis is tough because it is a dense layer of skin cells held together by keratin, which is a hard protein. The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin.
What is a non-vascular layer of skin made up of layers of keratin?
The stratum corneum is the non-vascular layer of the skin that contains a great deal of keratin.
What makes the skin rough?
A thicker layer of keratin.
Is the uppermost layer of skin full of keratin?
Yes
What layer of the skin is kertain found in?
The outermost layer of skin contains keratin. It is also known as epidermis.
What is the uppermost layer of skin consisting of flat keratin-filled cells?
The uppermost layer of skin is the the stratum corneum.
What is keratosis?
Keratosis is the overgrowth of the keratin layer in the skin.
What layer of the skin is composed of dead squamous cells filled with keratin?
papillary layer
A tough waterproofing protein is?
Keratin is a tough, waterproofing protein. Keratin is secreted by the cells of the epidermis (the outermost layer of skin).
What translucent skin cells containing keratin are found in thick skin?
The layer of skin is called the stratum lucidum, part of the epidermis.
What keratin forms?
Keratin is formed by the outer layer of the skin. The epidermis, which is on top of the dermis, as a part of layer called the basal layer. This is the growing layer, which pushes out when a new layer forms. As soon as the layer comes closer to the surface it becomes filled with the product called keratin. This layer cells is dead because it cannot be supported this close to the surface. Hair and nails also are formed of keratin and are also formed in the same way. Keratin is made of fibrous polyproteins and so is composed of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
