what are the 5 layers of the epidermis what are the 5 major

what are the 5 layers of the epidermis?
what are the 5 major cell types in the epidermis and what are there functions?

Solution

Epidermis: The epidermis is the outer of the two layers that make up the skin, the inner layer being the dermis. It provides a barrier to infection from environmental pathogens and regulates the amount of water released from the body into the atmosphere through transepidermal water loss.

The five layers of the epidermis include the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum and stratum corneum. Cells in the epidermis divide and move up to replace cells in the layers above, changing as they move from one layer to the next.

Cell types in Epidermis along with functions: