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What is the layer of the skin that contains the stratum germinativum and stratum corneum?

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The epidermal layer. (below that is the acellular dermal layer)

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What layer of skin is the stratum corneum?
epidermal layer
Does stratum germinativum contain keratin?
No. The cells of stratum corneum contain keratin that prevents water evaporation
Why no skin cancer arise from the stratum corneum?
Because it is composed mainly of dead cells that do not have a blood supply for cancer cells to use.
What is the Stratum germinativum?
It is the deepest of the five layers of the skin layer epidermis, which is our outer skin. It is where the skin cells are produced, and can be called the stratum basale germination layer
What is a stratum corneum?
The Stratum Corneum is the outermost layer of the Skin. This layer contains almost entirely Dead Cells which a free of a nucleus and lacking in most organelles. These cells are usefull for aiding...