Match the following layers of the epidermis with their corresponding characteristics

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Stratum basale

  • a single layer of columnar cells

  • cells undergo mitosis

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Stratum corneum

  • the most superficial layer of the epidermis

  • composed of very thin squamous (flat) cells

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Stratum granulosum

  • the process of keratinization begins in this layer

  • cells are filled with keratohyalin

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Stratum spinosum

  • contains cells rich in ribonucleic acid

  • contains prominent intercellular bridges or desmosomes

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Stratum lucidum

  • cells are filled with a gel-like substance called eleidin

  • absent in thin skin