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If by waterproof you mean water-repellent, then yes.
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What is the substance in the cell of the epidermis that toughens the skin and makes it waterproof?
Keratinocytes
Which system is waterproof barrier that blocks the entrance of pathogens?
Integumentary system (skin)
Skin nails hair muscles and organs are what?
Carbohydrates
Can fresh water immersion rehydrate a person through the skin?
No. The skin's function is to provide a barrier to the outside world. As such it's pretty waterproof.
Which tissue provides the skin with resistance to wear and tear and serves to waterproof it?
keratinized stratified squamous
What protein is found in the skin hair and nails?
Nails are made of up the protein called keratin, which is a tough and insoluble structual protein. It is basically dead skin cells.
What protein in skin makes it tough and waterproof?
Keratin is the protein that strengthens and waterproofs the epidermal layer of the skin.
What protein substance helps the epidermal cells of the skin to be waterproof?
Keratin
What is the name for the tough waterproof protein found in skin ha?
keratin
The protein in epidermal cells that makes the skin relatively waterproof is?
Collagen
What is the name for the tough, waterproof protein found in skin, hair, and nails?
Keratin
The protein that helps make vertebrate skin tougher and more waterproof is?
The protein that helps to make the skin of a vertebrate tougher and more waterproof is called keratin. Keratin is also the primary structural component of nails and hair.
What is the protein found in nails and hair?
Keratin is the protein in the epidermis that helps protect the skin and underlying tissue. Keratin is strong and waterproof.
What special protein helps waterproof the skin and makes the upper layers stronger and tougher?
keratin
What is the name for the tough waterproof protein found in skin hair and nails.?
Keratin.
What is the waterproofing protein found in the epidermal cells called?
which is a protein that makes the skin waterproof
What waterproof protein is in the stratum corneum?
Keratin is the waterproof protein predominant in the stratum corneum.
