A B C D E F G H Thick Skin (e.g., Palm) 1 2 3 4 5 7 12 1 3 4 7 9 12 6 8 10 11 Thin Skin (e.g., Axilla) A C D E F G H Layers, Tactile Receptors, and Appendages of Human Skin B – Stratum lucidum A – Stratum corneum C – Stratum granulosum E – Stratum basale D – Stratum spinosum F – Stratum papillare G – Stratum reticulare H – Subcutis Cutis Epidermis Dermis 10 Hair Follicle M. arrector pili 11 Adipose Tissue 12 Merkel Cell 3 Meissner Corpuscle 2 Ruffini Corpuscle 4 Free Nerve Ending 1 Pacinian Corpuscle 5 Root Hair Plexus 6 Holocrine Gland 9 Eccrine Gland 7 Apocrine Gland 8 Arteriole Venule Nerve Illustration hegasy.de hegasy.de