Is the epidermis made up of simple squamous epithelium?
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October 10, 2021The epidermis consists of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.
Our skin has two layers : epidermis and dermis. Epidermis is an epithelial layer and dermis is a layer of connective tissue.
The epidermis is made up of keratinized stratified epithelium. It has five different layers of keratin producing epithelial cells (keratinocytes):
- stratum basale
- stratum spinosum
- stratum granulosum
- stratum lucidum
- stratum corneum.
The layers of cell in epidermis:
A picture of simple squamous epithelium. We can see only one layer of squamous cell over basement membrane, clearly different from epidermis :
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