Epidermis
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The epidermis is the outermost of the three major layers that constitute the skin, the inner layers being the dermis and hypodermis. The epidermal layer provides a barrier to infection from environmen
Microscopic image of the epidermis, which constitutes the outer layer of skin, shown here by the white bar
Confocal image of the stratum corneum
Confocal image of the stratum granulosum
Confocal image of the stratum spinosum already showing some clusters of basal cells
Epithelium
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Epithelium or epithelial tissue is a thin, continuous, protective layer of cells with little extracellular matrix. An example is the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. Epithelial tissues line
Epidermis
…water loss. The epidermis is composed of multiple layers of flattened cells that overlie a base layer (stratum basale) composed of perpendicular columnar cells. The layers of cells develop from stem cells in the basal layer. The thickness of the epidermis varies from 31.2 μm for the penis to 596.6 μm for the…
Types of epithelium
Summary showing different epithelial cells/tissues and their characteristics.
Different characteristics of glands of the body
Epithelial cell infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae