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. 2018 Dec 19;11(2):215–245. doi: 10.2217/epi-2018-0176

Figure 2. . The layers and cell types of human epidermis.

Figure 2. 

Epidermal skin layers include the basal layer (stratum basale), the squamous cell layer (stratum spinosum), the granular layer (stratum granulosum) and the cornified layer (stratum corneum). Skin cells include keratinocytes (majority of cells), skin stem cells, melanocytes, Langerhans cells and Merkel cells.