SKIN LAYERS

SKIN LAYERS

1. EPIDERMIS

   • OUTERMOST LAYER
   • NO BLOOD FLOW
   • NEW SKIN CELLS MADE HERE

2. DERMIS

   • INNER LAYER
   • LARGEST/THICKEST
   • BLOOD FLOW
   • HAIR FOLLICLES, SWEAT GLANDS, OIL GLANDS

3. BASAL/STRATUM BASALE

   • DEEPEST LAYER OF EPIDERMIS
   • KERATINOCYTES, MELANOCYTES

4. SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER

   • *NOT CLASSIFED AS ACTUAL LAYER OF SKIN*
   • COMPOSED OF FAT/ADIPOSE TISSUE