What is the difference in thick skin and thin skin?
A) Thin skin is thinner than thick skin.
B) Thick skin has hair.
C) Thin skin does not have the stratum lucidum layer while thick skin does.
D) Thick skin is found all over the body, while thin skin is found on lips, palms of hands and soles of feet.

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The stratum lucidum is only found in thick skin. Thick skin is found on the lips, palms of the hands, and on the plantar surface of the feet. Thick skin has no hair, while thin skin does.

What Is the Difference in Thick Skin and Thin Skin