What layer is affected when a scrape affects the most superficial epidermal layer?

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Maddox

24 October, 19:06

What layer is affected when a scrape affects the most superficial epidermal layer?

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Giovanni Cummings · Answer 1

stratum corneum. This layer is the outermost layer of skin. Scratches affect this layer. It consists of dead cells. The cells of this layer are 15-20 layers of flattened cells without nuclei and cell organelles. This layer consists of keratin.