GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -There are two layers of the epidermis, the living basal layer, which is next to the dermis, and the external stratum corneum, or horny layer, which is composed of dead, keratin-filled cells that have migrated outward from the basal layer. Q. Stratum corneum is the layer of the skin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stratum Corneum The keratinocytes in this layer are called corneocytes. They are devoid of almost all of their water and they are completely devoid of a nucleus at this point. They are dead skin cells filled with the tough protein keratin.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the skin made of squamous epithelium. The cells are dead as they are keratinized.