Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 32, Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems - Assessment - 32.3 Skin - The Integumentary System - Understand Key Concepts - Page 943: 24

Answer

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Work Step by Step

The inner layer of the epidermis contains stem cells, which quickly divide to form new skin cells. Older skin cells are then moved to the surface of the skin when the newer skin cells replace the older skin cells.
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