How Many Skin Layers Are There in Human Body?

The skin is divided into the upper part, called the epidermis and the supporting lower infrastructure, called the dermis. The skin is located and connected to the underlying subcutaneous fat. Within the epidermis, there are five layers. New skin grows from the basal layer, the stratum basale, also called the stratum germinativum (new cells germinate or grow from these cells) which is the lowest layer of the epidermis. Cells located in this layer are round or oval and as they duplicate, the... more