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Epidermal cells receive nutrients and oxygen from the blood vessels in the dermis.

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Q: Where do epidermal cells get their nutrients?
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Cells in the blood do not provide nutrients to the other cells of the body. The nutrients are in the blood plasma (liquid). These nutrient diffuse through the vessel wall and travel to the bodies cells in the interstitial fluid (the fluid around individual cells). The epidermis does not have blood vessel running through it, so the nutrient must pass from the dermis layer of cells.


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