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The epidermis is composed of keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium.

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Is it true that the epidermis is composed of keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium?

Yes. Multiple reliable reference and peer-reviewed sources confirm that the epidermis is composed of keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium.

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Wikipedia: Epidermis
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Wikipedia: Epidermis. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermis

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Wikipedia: Epithelium
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Wikipedia: Epithelium. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithelium

PLOS (all journals): Partially Penetrant Postnatal Lethality of an Epithelial Specific MicroRNA in a Mouse Knockout
Mentions that stratified squamous epithelium has a keratinized type, like the epidermis.
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PLOS (all journals): Partially Penetrant Postnatal Lethality of an Epithelial Specific MicroRNA in a Mouse Knockout. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076634

LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 3.04: Tissues of the Body
Explicitly states that keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, such as the epidermis, contains keratin.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 3.04%3A Tissues of the Body. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://bio.libretexts.org/Workbench/Human_Physiology%3A_A_Students_Open_Path_to_Understanding_the_Body/03%3A_Cells_Tissues_and_the_Architecture_of_Life/3.04%3A_Tissues_of_the_Body

OpenStax: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology: 5.1 Layers of the Skin
Directly states that the epidermis is composed of keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium.
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OpenStax: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology: 5.1 Layers of the Skin. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/471cb008-6900-476c-8a65-539fdc592b75@

Semantic Scholar peS2o: Histological assessment of the efficiency of rabbit serum in healing skin wounds
States that the cutaneous tissue representing the epidermis is composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Histological assessment of the efficiency of rabbit serum in healing skin wounds. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.12/October-2019/19.pdf

Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Human Physiology/Print Version
States the outermost epidermis consists of stratified squamous keratinizing epithelium.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Human Physiology/Print Version. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Human_Physiology/Print_Version

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