This high magnification image of the section from thin skin shows epidermis
made of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium andunderlaying
dermis. The keratinized squamous cell layer
is thin, and partialy detached. The cells in the deeper layers are more or
less cuboidal and have basophilic cytoplasm. Note the presence of dark
brown melanin granules, which are highly concentrated in the deepest
layers of the epidermis.
