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(• Covers entire surface of body, • Consists of three, • Epidermis: thin…
• Covers entire surface of body
• Consists of three
• Epidermis: thin outer
layer
• Dermis: thick
underlying layer
• Hypodermis: fatty
layer
Epidermis
• Thin granular
• Translucent
• Outermost layer
• Sloughs off dead keratinocytes
• Main functions:
protective barriers
regulate the water loss
skin colour
Epidermis
Consists of five sub-layers
• Basal cell layer
• Squamous cell layer
• Stratum granulosum
• Stratum lucidum
• Stratum corneum