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Basement membrane

This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x

Epithelial cell <p>This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x</p>

Epithelial cell

This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x
Plasma membrane <p>This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x</p>

Plasma membrane

This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x
Hemidesmosomes <p>This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x</p>

Hemidesmosomes

This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x
- Attachment plaques <p>This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x</p>

- Attachment plaques

This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x
- Keratin filaments <p>This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x</p>

- Keratin filaments

This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x
Lamina lucida <p>This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x</p>

Lamina lucida

This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x
Lamina densa <p>This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x</p>

Lamina densa

This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x
Anchoring fibrils <p>This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x</p>

Anchoring fibrils

This electron micrograph of human skin shows the details of the basement membrane of an epithelium that is exposed to significant physical force. Numerous hemidesmosomes, which anchor the basal surface of the epithelial cells to the basal lamina, are present. Associated keratin filaments insert into the attachment plaques of the hemidesmosomes. Also visible are prominent anchoring fibrils that secure the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue. 45,000x
Main SlideEpithelial cell Plasma membraneHemidesmosomes - Attachment plaques - Keratin filamentsLamina lucidaLamina densaAnchoring fibrils