Question

Difference between cornified and malpighian layer

Answer 1

malpighian layer - the innermost layer of the epidermis

rete Malpighii, stratum basale, stratum germinativum

epidermis, cuticle - the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)


cornified layer

; stratum corneum keratinized epidermal outer layer formed from basal layer cells that have been converted to insoluble keratin (via enzyme action within the stratum granulosum); its outermost or surface area is shed constantly (as skin squames) and is continually replaced by ongoing conversion of basal cells into keratin as they pass up through the epidermis