Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The epidermis is composed of the outermost layers of cells in the skin epi in Greek meaning over or upon which together with the dermis forms the cutis.The epidermis is a stratified squamous epithelium composed of proliferating basal and differentiated suprabasal keratinocytes which acts as the body’s major barrier against an inhospitable environment by preventing pathogens from entering making the skin a natural barrier to infection.
