- The
epidermis is the
outermost of the
three layers that
comprise the skin, the
inner layers being the
dermis and hypodermis. The
epidermis layer provides...
- In zoology, the
epidermis is an
epithelium (sheet of cells) that
covers the body of a
eumetazoan (animal more
complex than a sponge).
Eumetazoa have a...
- The
epidermis (from the Gr**** ἐπιδερμίς,
meaning "over-skin") is a
single layer of
cells that
covers the leaves, flowers,
roots and
stems of plants. It...
- cells,
constituting 95% of the
epidermis,
while Merkel cells,
melanocytes and
Langerhans cells are also present. The
epidermis can be
further subdivided into...
- organ, made up of at
least two
major layers of tissue: the
epidermis and the dermis. The
epidermis is the
outermost layer,
providing the
initial barrier to...
- Skin is
composed of
three primary layers: the
epidermis, the
dermis and the hypodermis. The
epidermis, "epi"
coming from the Gr****
language meaning "over"...
- epidermal or
epidermis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Epidermis is the
outermost layer of the skin of a
human or
other vertebrate animal.
Epidermis may also...
-
layers via
diffusion from the dermis,
since the
epidermis is
without direct blood supply. The
epidermis contains four cell types: keratinocytes, melanocytes...
-
stratum germinativum) is the
deepest layer of the five
layers of the
epidermis, the
external covering of skin in mammals. The
stratum basale is a single...
-
Keratinocytes are the
primary type of cell
found in the
epidermis, the
outermost layer of the skin. In humans, they
constitute 90% of
epidermal skin cells...
