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keratin   Keratinocytes eventually become filled with a tough, fibrous pro-tein  
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Melanocytes   contribute colored pigments to the skin and serve to decrease the amount of ultraviolet (UV) light that can penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin.  
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dendritic cells   branched cells that play a role in immunity  
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strata   The cells of the epidermis are found in up to five distinct layers  
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stratum basale   is a single layer of columnar cells  
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stratum germinativum   is often used to designate stratum basale  
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stratum spinosum   or “spiny layer” of the epidermis is formed from 8 to 10 layers of irregularly shaped cells with very prominent intercellular bridges, or desmosomes.  
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Stratum granulosum   is where the process of sur-face keratin formation begins.  
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keratohyalin   Cells are arranged in a sheet two to four layers deep and are filled with intensely staining granules  
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stratum lucidum   are very flat, closely packed, and clear  
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