| stratum |
(pl. strata): unit of sedimentary rock, bounded by bedding planes and having reasonable lateral persistence. A layer of rock.
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| stratum germinativum |
stratum basale epidermidis; the bottom layer of the epidermis containing the germinal (or basal) cells necessary for the regeneration of the epidermis. These cells mature as the move to the surface of the skin in a process called keratinization.
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| stratum granulosum |
the middle layer of the epidermis. Accumulates lipids and functions to prevent the loss of moisture from the body.
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| stratum lucidum |
the layer of the epidermis just below the stratum corneum. This layer is thicher on the hands and feet where frictional forces on the skin are much stronger than elsewhere.
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| stratum spinosum |
layer of the epidermis above the stratum germinativum; known as the prickle cell layer of the epidermis due to the accumulation of desmosomes on their outer surface.
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