stratified squamous got many layers and not all the cell attached at the basement membrane while simple squamous only got one layer that lies on the basement membrane..
Found in locations with much abraision, such as palms, soles, oral cavity. Allows more sloughing off of cells before reaching sensitive tissues.
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all epithelial tissue is avascular