Thick Skin Epidermis

a Stratum germinativum made up of stratum basale (on basement membrane)and stratum spinosum. b Stratum Granulosum (darker purple line) c Stratum Lucidum (white space) d Stratum Corneum (many layers of dead cells full of keratin) See also thick skin with deep dermal papillae containing Meissner's Corpusles