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Its a matter of turnover. Your skin does many things but its main action is a "simple" mechanical barrier to the outside world. So unlike, for example, a liver cell which is producing many proteins and enzymes, a skin cell on the outer epidermal layer just has to sit tight and act tough against whatever comes in contact with it. Throughout the day that will be your clothes, soap, bacteria etc. Inevitably therefore your cells would get damaged incredibly frequently. So the surface of your skin actually consists of dead cells which can be easily rubbed off throughout the day thus preventing damage to the more sensitive bits underneath. So why is the lifetime of a skin cell so short?, because that way we dont end up with constant sores and damage all around our body.
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Which type of cell on average has a shorter interphase a skin cell or nerve cell?
Skin cells, epithelial cells need to be renewed rather quickly in the skin, so they get into Mitosis phase in a short time; neurons generally do not reproduce, so they stay in interphase stage for a long time.
Does a tiger shark have pups in a lifetime or in a season?
Tiger sharks only have pups in a lifetime because there lifetime is so short they only live about 10 years
Do human skin cells have a cell wall?
Only plant cells have cell walls. So, no, human skin cells do not have cell walls.
What was the first cell seen under a microscope?
I would think a skin cell because there are skin cells floating around every were so when they were testing it they would see a skin cell Cork Cell
Why is the life span of a epithelial tissue cell so short?
it is so short because it wants to be
Are skin cells an individual cell?
Yep, each skin cell is its own cell but they are so small thay the group together to look like one.
What kind of cell in the human body do you think would have more mitochondria a muscle cell. Or a skin cell?
Muscle cells are very active relatively to the skin cell. So it has more mitochondria
What kind of cell in human body do you think would have more mitochondria a muscle cell or a skin cell?
Muscle cells are very active relatively to the skin cell. So it has more mitochondria
What kind of cell in the human body do you think would have more mitochondria muscle cell or a skin cell?
Muscle cells are very active relatively to the skin cell. So it has more mitochondria
What kind of cell in the human body do you think would have more mitochondria a muscle cell or a skin cell?
Muscle cells are very active relatively to the skin cell. So it has more mitochondria
What is the biggest body cell?
The biggest cell would be the skin, because it is part of the body just not inside and it does not say the biggest cell inside the body so it would be the skin
What has more mitochondria a muscle cell or skin cell?
Muscle cells are more active. So they have more
