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The Integumentary System

Epidermis Layers and Cell Turnover

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The epidermis is the outer skin layer and is built from four or five layers of epithelial cells, depending on where it is found in the body. From deep to superficial, these layers are the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, and stratum corneum. Most of the cells in these layers are keratino...

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The epidermis, the topmost layer of the skin, consists of four major cell types—keratinocytes, melanocytes, dendritic cells, and Merkel cells.

Keratinocytes form most of the epidermis. They produce a protein called keratin - a tough, fibrous protein that protects the skin and underlying tissue.

In response to the epidermal growth f...

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