Vertical section of the skin—Diagrammatic. (After Heitsmann.)
The Epidermis.
Fig. 2.
c, corneous (horny) layer; g, granular layer; m, mucous layer (rete Malpighii).
The stratum lucidum is the layer just above the granular layer.
Nerve terminations—n, afferent nerve; b, terminal nerve bulbs; l, cell of Langerhans.
(After Ranvier.)