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The tough superficial layer of the epidermis is known as the stratum.

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stratum corneum

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the skin is formed from stratified squamous keratinized epithelium which includes 5 layers from the basal membrane upwards: stratum basale/germinativum, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum and the most upper which gives the name of the epithelium, stratum corneum

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