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EPIDERMIS
The Epidermis
There
Keratinocytes
Produces
Melanocytes
Pigment
Produce
Merkel
cells
Sensory
cells
Langerhans
Fixed
cells
macrophages
The Epidermis
Thick
Thick
skin
Found
Made
Has
Thin
stratum lucidum
skin
Found
Made
stratum
stratum
stratum
stratum
stratum
germinativum(basale),
spinosum,
granulosum,
lucidum,
corneum.
Stratum
granulosu
m
Stratum
spinosum
stratum germinativum/basale
Dermal
Stratum
granulosu
m
Stratum
spinosum
Stratum Spinosum
Each
The
Langerhans
Stratum
granulosu
m
Stratum
spinosum
Stratum Granulosum
By the time cells reach this layer, most have stopped dividing &
they begin making large amounts of keratin and keratohyalin
The nuclei and other organelles disintegrate, and the cells die.
Stratum
granulosu
m
Stratum
spinosum
Stratum Lucidum
In
The
thick
Stratum
granulosu
m
Stratum
spinosum
Stratum Corneum
At