MeSH Heading	Epidermis
Tree Number	A10.272.497
Tree Number	A17.815.250
Scope Note	The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of EPITHELIUM: (1) basal layer (stratum basale epidermidis); (2) spinous layer (stratum spinosum epidermidis); (3) granular layer (stratum granulosum epidermidis); (4) clear layer (stratum lucidum epidermidis); and (5) horny layer (stratum corneum epidermidis).
Allowable Qualifiers	AB AH CH CY DE EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RA RE RI SE SU TR UL US VI
Previous Indexing	Skin (1966-1977)
History Note	78
Date of Entry	19770301
Unique ID	D004817

Tissues [A10]
Epithelium [A10.272]
	Basement Membrane [A10.272.220]  +
	Endothelium [A10.272.491]  +
	Epidermis [A10.272.497]
		Hair Follicle [A10.272.497.500]
	Epithelium, Corneal [A10.272.510]
	Pigment Epithelium of Eye [A10.272.640]
	Seminiferous Epithelium [A10.272.700]
	Urothelium [A10.272.850]

Integumentary System [A17]
Skin [A17.815]
	Dermis [A17.815.180]
	Epidermis [A17.815.250]
		Hair Follicle [A17.815.250.500]
	Sebaceous Glands [A17.815.805]
	Sweat Glands [A17.815.830]  +