- The
stratum corneum (Latin for 'horny layer') is the
outermost layer of the epidermis.
Consisting of dead tissue, it
protects underlying tissue from infection...
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reaches its maximum, and
decreasing in the
stratum corneum.
Calcium concentration in the
stratum corneum is very low in part
because those relatively dry...
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Hyperkeratosis is
thickening of the
stratum corneum (the
outermost layer of the epidermis, or skin),
often ****ociated with the
presence of an abnormal...
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stratified squamous epithelial surface is
named the
stratum corneum.
Stratum corneum is made up of
squamous cells which are
keratinized and dead. These...
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difficult to penetrate. The
stratum corneum provides the most
significant barrier to diffusion. In fact, the
stratum corneum is the
barrier to approximately...
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subdivided into the
following strata (beginning with the
outermost layer):
corneum,
lucidum (only in
palms of
hands and
bottoms of feet), granulosum, spinosum...
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following strata or
layers (beginning with the
outermost layer):
Stratum corneum Stratum lucidum (only in
palms and soles)
Stratum granulosum Stratum spinosum...
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layer of skin, a
squamous epithelium with
several strata: the
stratum corneum,
stratum lucidum,
stratum granulosum,
stratum spinosum, and
stratum basale...
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keratinization characterized by the
retention of
nuclei in the
stratum corneum. In
mucous membranes,
parakeratosis is normal. In the skin, this process...
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Cross section of frog skin:
Mucous gland Chromatop****
Granular poison gland Connective tissue Stratum corneum Transition zone
Epidermis Dermis...
