MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

INTEGUMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Thin skin contains ____ layer(s) of Keratinocytes, and thick skin contains ____ layers
A
1;2
B
2;3
C
3;4
D
4;5
E
5;6
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The epidermis of thick skin has five layers: stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, and stratum corneum. The stratum basale is a single layer of cells primarily made of basal cells. A basal cell is a cuboidal-shaped stem cell that is a precursor of the keratinocytes of the epidermis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the epidermis, and is made up of 10 to 30 thin layers of continually shedding, dead keratinocytes.

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