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===Epidermis===
===Epidermis===
[[image: Section of Monkey Skin.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Monkey epidermis showing the layers present]]
[[image: Section of Monkey Skin.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Monkey epidermis showing the layers present. Copyright RVC2008]]
The epidermis is a stratified squamous epithelium and is composed of 4 cell layers anchored to a basal lamina of connective tissue. Keratinocytes migrate through the epidermis from the basal layer. This migration begins in the stratum basale, then moves up through the stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum and the stratum corneum.
The epidermis is a stratified squamous epithelium and is composed of 4 cell layers anchored to a basal lamina of connective tissue. Keratinocytes migrate through the epidermis from the basal layer. This migration begins in the stratum basale, then moves up through the stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum and the stratum corneum.