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Epidermis - Thick Skin
Epidermis (thick skin) H&E. 104x
C = stratum corneum
L = stratum lucidum
G = stratum granulosum
S = stratum spinosum
B = stratum basale

Burkitt, Young, Heath (1993) Wheater's Functional
Histology 3rd Ed. Fig. 9.2, p. 154

 

Thick Skin (palmar)
Thick skin (palmar) H&E. 200x
1=stratum corneum 2=stratum lucidum
3=stratum granulosum 4=stratum spinosum
5=stratum basale 6=dermal papilla
7=cell with keratohyalin
granules		 8=cells of the stratum
spinosum
9="intercellular bridges"
(desmosomes)		 10=desquamating layer
11=sections through the
duct of a sweat gland		 12=cells in mitosis
13=Meissner's corpuscle
in a dermal papilla		 14=papillary layer of the
dermis

Eroschenko (1993) di Fiore's Atlas of Histology 7th
Ed. Plate 46, Fig. 2, p. 127

 

Glomus in the dermis of thick skin
Glomus (dermis of thick skin) PASH. 350x
1=duct of a sweat gland 2=glomus
3=venules and very
small artery		 4=nerve
5=glomus: media of
epitheloid cells		 6=sheath around the
glomus
7=duct of sweat gland

Eroschenko (1993) di Fiore's Atlas of Histology 7th
Ed. Plate 49, Fig. 1, p. 133

 

Pacinian Corpuscles in the deep dermis of thick skin
Pacinian corpuscles (dermis of thick skin) PASH.
350x
1=pacinian corpuscle 2=nerve
3=connective tissue of
the dermis		 4=duct and secretory
portion of sweat gland
5=fat cells 6=pacinian corpuscle:
fibroblasts
7=venules 8=inner bulb of the
corpuscle
9=sheath of the
corpuscle		 10=inner and outer
lamellae of the corpuscle
11=nerve

Eroschenko (1993) di Fiore's Atlas of Histology 7th
Ed. Plate 49, Fig. 2, p. 133

Michael Tam (c) 1999