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Why can intact skin provide an impermeable barrier against all hazardous chemicals?
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How do you use the word aquiclude in a sentence?
(An aquiclude is an impermeable water barrier underground) The formation of an aquiclude meant that there were no deep water sources for irrigation.
What provides a barrier against the environment?
ozone layer
What is the best natural barrier against germs?
Your skin and your immune system are some of theh best natural barriers against germs.
Which natural feature provided a natural barrier against western expansion?
The Atlantic Ocean.
Is stomach acid or mucus a barrier to infection that is most effective against cholera bacteria?
i think it is stomach acid
Can skin be used to take in oxygen?
In humans, no - the skin is an impermeable barrier to air.
Connection between animal cells that creates impermeable layer?
Tight junctions, or zonula occludens, are the closely associated areas of two cells whose membranes join together forming a virtually impermeable barrier to fluid
How do you use the word aquiclude in a sentence?
(An aquiclude is an impermeable water barrier underground) The formation of an aquiclude meant that there were no deep water sources for irrigation.
What is the blood brain barrier is effective against?
The blood brain barrier is effective again harmful chemicals in the blood and bacteria infections from reaching the brain. Many of the drugs on the street breach this barrier. K12 or bath salts is a very good example of the damage breaching this barrier can cause.
How does the stratum protect against disease?
stratum corneum functions as a physical barrier to light and heat waves, microorganisms(e.g. bacteria, fungi, protozoa & viruses) and most chemicals.
Four important functions of the skin?
1.it acts as the 1st line of defence against microbes 2.it gives out sweat as an excretory product 3.it stores lipids and waters 4.the skin provides a relatively dry and semi-impermeable barrier to fluid loss
What is meant fire resistance of timber?
Wood (timber) burns quite readily. However - it can be treated with fire-retardant chemicals that slow-down or stop wood catching fire. The chemicals coat the wood - forming a barrier against flames and heat.
The blood-brain barrier is effective against the passage of?
The blood-brain barrier is effective against the passage of ? Metabolic waste such as urea
What is a sentence for natural barrier?
Putting dunes on beaches is a natural barrier against coastal erosion.Having a thick treeline of sturdy trees can serve as a natural barrier against some tsunamis.
The blood brain barrier is effective against the passage of?
The blood-brain barrier is effective against the passage of ? Metabolic waste such as urea
Is the tear duct a physical barrier or a chemical barrier?
it is a chemical barrier because it produces tears that are chemicals. also- for your information, skin is a physical barrier along with the nose and mucus and cilia. sebum and stomach acid are chemical. :D
What provides a barrier against the environment?
ozone layer
