Stratified squamous epithelium 9 Multi-layered epithelium. Nomenclature refers to the shape of the surface cells only. Stratum basale 8 Lowest and stem-cell layer of stratified epithelium. Stratum corneum 9 Outermost layer of the epidermis. Stratum granulosum 5 The third-innermost layer of the epidermis.
Keratin appears in the form of granules.
Stratum lucidum 4 Is present only in thick skin. The transparent-appearing layer between the stratum corneum and stratum granulosum. Stratum spinosum 8 Prickle cell layer. Second-innermost layer of the epidermis. Neighboring cells have many desmosomes between them.