Protection
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all epithelial tissue is avascular
relatively thick, new cells near basement membrane push old cells away and new cells up, top layer is squamous, lower layer is cuboidal
Found in locations with much abraision, such as palms, soles, oral cavity. Allows more sloughing off of cells before reaching sensitive tissues.