MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

INTEGUMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the surface layer of cells on a plant or animal
A
integumentary system
B
epidermis
C
dermis
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The epidermis is the protective outer layer of clonally related cells covering all plant organs. It is composed of a number of specialised cell types which differentiate from the basal epidermal cell in adaptively significant frequencies and patterns.

Detailed explanation-2: -Regardless of the thickness, epidermis is divided in four layers or strata that from the basal to the apical surfaces are: stratum basale or germinative, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum and stratum corneum.

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