Epidermis
Epidermis
The epidermis is the outer layer of skin. The dermis is beneath the epidermis.
Your skin consists of two major layers.the outer most layer is the
Epidermis is the word that most likely means an outer layer of skin.
The stratum corneum is the tough outer layer of the skin.
The epidermis is the outer layer of skin. The dermis is beneath the epidermis.
The outer layer of the skin, called the epidermis, is mostly made up of dead skin cells called keratinocytes. However, the deepest layer of the epidermis contains living cells that are responsible for producing new skin cells.
It depends on which structures you are calling skin. The skin is made of dermis and epidermis. The outer thin layer is the epidermis, but it itself, is made of 4-5 layers depending on where it is located on the body. The most outer and the thinnest of the epidermal layers is called the coreum. It is the layer that we shed as it dies off and falls off.
Integumentary system, of which the epidermis is the outer most layer
skin
Skin
Epidermis is the outer layer (layer we see) of skin.