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Adult Thin Skin Histology - Epidermis

This image focusses on the epidermis (epithelial) layer of the thin skin.

• The most superficial part of the epidermis is formed by the stratum corneum.
• Nuclei are not visible in this layer.
• Cell outlines may be visible at high magnification or, in the form of artefacts, as cracks or clefts in the stratum corneum.
• The stratum granulosum is formed by a single layer of very dark and flattened cells in thin skin.
• Several layers of cells containing keratohyalin granules are visible in thick skin.
• Polyhedral cells with clear outlines form the stratum spinosum.
• The stratum basale is formed by a single layer of cuboidal or columnar cells and delimits the epidermis from the dermis.

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