Question

sunburns are a type of first degree burns. what epithelial tissue type gets damaged in these type of burns?

Explanation:

Sunburns (first - degree burns) affect the outermost layer of the skin. The outermost layer of the skin, the epidermis, is composed of stratified squamous epithelial tissue. This tissue is designed to protect the underlying tissues from the external environment, and first - degree burns like sunburns damage this epithelial tissue layer.

Answer:

Stratified squamous epithelial tissue