Reptile skin In reptiles, the epidermis forms a complete body covering of keratinized scales. Epidermis consists of stratum germinativum and outer stratum corneum Five layers, from outside in: First, ...

The sudden shearing forces associated with the impact rupture blood vessels in the papillary dermis with consequent leakage of blood into the epidermis. While in the stratum corneum, this blood is ...

Other methods to mechanically disrupt the stratum corneum ... created small indentations but did not appear to access the epidermis to the same extent as via lateral treatment.

The stratum corneum is the outermost layer of your skin – it's the top layer of the epidermis. Until recently, the stratum corneum wasn't considered that important. Dr. Anna Pare This is ...