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SLIDE NAME
MH 090 Thin Skin
TISSUE
Thin Skin
(human)
STAIN
Hematoxylin & Eosin
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60,140 x 19,799 pixels
4.4 GB
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140 MB
OBJECTIVE
40x
PIXEL SIZE
0.3171 µm
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Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
School of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

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MH 090 Thin Skin

Stratified Squamous Keratinized Epithelium

There are two types of skin - thin and thick. Thick skin only occurs on the palmar and plantar surfaces of hands and feet, whereas thin skin occurs on all other parts of the body.

is covered by a .

  • Only a few layers of epithelial cells.
  • The keratin layer has become dislodged (filamentous) from the cells during preparation of the specimen. In its natural state, it would be only a few microns thick. Consequently, the keratin layer is less thick than the cellular layer in thin skin.
  • Because skin is exposed to air, it is keratinized to protect the surface from abrasion and is lubricated by glycolipids to protect it from dehydration.
  • The basement membrane is too thin to be identified in this specimen.

The ultrastructure of thin skin is shown in EM 084 Thin Skin by transmission electron microscopy.

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