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Basal lamina
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x
![Stratum basale <p>The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Or.Sk_.Epi-3-1-ping.png)
Stratum basale
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x
![- Hemidesmosomes <p>The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Or.Sk_.Epi-3-2-ping.png)
- Hemidesmosomes
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x
![- Tonofilaments <p>The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Or.Sk_.Epi-3-3-ping.png)
- Tonofilaments
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x
![- Tonofibrils <p>The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Or.Sk_.Epi-3-4-ping.png)
- Tonofibrils
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x
![Basal lamina <p>The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Or.Sk_.Epi-3-9-ping.png)
Basal lamina
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x
![- Lamina lucida <p>The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Or.Sk_.Epi-3-5-ping.png)
- Lamina lucida
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x
![- Lamina densa <p>The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Or.Sk_.Epi-3-6-ping.png)
- Lamina densa
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x
![- Anchoring fibrils <p>The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Or.Sk_.Epi-3-7-ping.png)
- Anchoring fibrils
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x
![Reticular lamina <p>The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Or.Sk_.Epi-3-8-ping.png)
Reticular lamina
The undulating basal surface of cells forming stratum basale is securely anchored to the basal lamina by numerous hemidesmosomes. Converging on the hemisdesmosomes are intracellular keratin filaments (tonofilaments), which bundle into larger tonofibrils. 35,000x