Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The stratum corneum (Latin for ‘horny layer’) is the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells (corneocytes).The purpose of the stratum corneum is to form a barrier to protect underlying tissue from infection dehydration chemicals and mechanical stress. Desquamation the process of cell shedding from the surface of the stratum corneum balances proliferating keratinocytes that form in the stratum basale.
