HISTOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
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Question
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The outermost layer of the epidermis that constantly sheds.
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stratum corneum
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stratum germinativum
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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. The stratum corneum is also known as the “horny layer, ‘’ because its cells are toughened like an animal’s horn.
Detailed explanation-2: -Desquamation, the process of cell shedding from the surface of the stratum corneum, balances proliferating keratinocytes that form in the stratum basale.
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