A

BC

D

EF

G

H

Thick Skin (e.g., Palm)

1

2

3

4

5

7

12

1

3

4 7

9

12

6 8

10

11

Thin Skin (e.g., Axilla)

AC

D

EF

G

H

Layers, Tactile Receptors, and Appendages of Human Skin

B – Stratum lucidum

A – Stratum corneum

C – Stratum granulosum

E – Stratum basale

D – Stratum spinosum

F – Stratum papillare

G – Stratum reticulare

H – Subcutis

Cutis Ep

ider

mis

Derm

is

10 Hair Follicle

M. arrector pili11

Adipose Tissue12

Merkel Cell3

Meissner Corpuscle2

Ru�ini Corpuscle4

Free Nerve Ending1

Pacinian Corpuscle5

Root Hair Plexus6

Holocrine Gland9

Eccrine Gland7

Apocrine Gland8

Arteriole

Venule

Nerve

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