What is the outermost layer of the epidermis?

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The skin consists of two layers: epidermis (the outermost protective layer made of dead, keratinized epithelial cells) and the dermis (the underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and the associated skin structures).
The layers of the epidermis, from the outer layer to the inner layer, are the stratum corneum, the stratum lucidum, the stratum granulosum, and the innermost stratum germinativum (which includes the stratum basale and the stratum spinosum).
Use the visual below as a reference for the layers of the skin.
Note: The innermost stratum germinativum is not separately labeled below. It is made up of the stratum basal and the stratum spinosum, which are the two layers labeled below, so those two layers combined make up the stratum germinativum.
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What Is the Outermost Layer of the Epidermis