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What does upper epidermis do?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

That layer protects the lower layers from bacteria and other 'invaders' as well as keeping fluid losses at a minimum. A person who has a third degree burn loses those layers and one of the biggest problems is extreme fluid loss.

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8y ago

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