HISTOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
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Question
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Where is your epidermis the thickest?
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Lips
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Palms of hands and soles of feet
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Belly Button
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Knees and elbows
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hairless skin found in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet is thickest because the epidermis contains an extra layer, the stratum lucidum.
Detailed explanation-2: -The squamous cell layer is the thickest layer of the epidermis, and is involved in the transfer of certain substances in and out of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Epidermis. The epidermis is the outermost skin layer. Its thickness depends on where it is on the body. It’s thinnest on the eyelids (roughly half a millimeter) and thickest on your palms and soles (1.5 millimeters).
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