Water loss from insensible perspiration
A) is unaffected by damage to the epidermis.
B) is too small to be measured reliably.
C) is approximately 0.5 liters a day.
D) always exceeds sensible perspiration.
E) depends on apocrine sweat glands.

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Insensible perspiration refers to the continuous loss of water from the skin's surface through evaporation, which is independent of sweat gland activity. The average daily loss of water through insensible perspiration is estimated to be around 0.5 liters.

Water Loss from Insensible Perspiration