MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

INTEGUMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The innermost layer of the epidermis, where new cells are germinated.
A
Stratum basale
B
Stratum corneum
C
Stratum spinosum
D
Stratum lucidum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The basal layer is the innermost layer of the epidermis, and contains small round cells called basal cells. The basal cells continually divide, and new cells constantly push older ones up toward the surface of the skin, where they are eventually shed.

Detailed explanation-2: -New skin cells develop at the bottom layer of your epidermis (stratum basale) and travel up through the other layers as they get older. They reach the outermost layer of your epidermis after about a month, where the skin cells shed from your body as new cells develop at the bottom layer.

Detailed explanation-3: -The innermost basal layer, stratum basale (SB), consists in undifferentiated keratinocytes, stem cells, melanocytes, and Merkel cells. On top of this layer resides the spinous layer, stratum spinosum (SS). The subsequent granular layer, stratum granulosum (SG), consists of 3–5 cell layers.

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