Which of the following does NOT accurately represent a difference between mucous membranes and skin? Question options: both layers of cells in mucous membranes are alive, whereas one layer in skin is largely dead mucous membranes are wet, whereas human skin is dry mucous membranes secrete mucus and skin does not skin covers the outer body, while mucous membranes cover cavities open to the outside the outer layer of a mucous membrane is thicker than the outer layer of skin all these statements are TRUE

Mucous membrane consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells overlying a layer of loose…

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Which of the following does NOT accurately represent a difference between mucous membranes and skin?

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	both layers of cells in mucous membranes are alive, whereas one layer in skin is largely dead
	mucous membranes are wet, whereas human skin is dry
	mucous membranes secrete mucus and skin does not
	skin covers the outer body, while mucous membranes cover cavities open to the outside
	the outer layer of a mucous membrane is thicker than the outer layer of skin
	all these statements are TRUE