<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 70596 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The epidermis (ἐπί epi in Greek meaning "over" or "upon") is the outer layer of the two layers that make up the skin (or cutis; Greek δέρμα derma), the inner layer being the dermis . This skin layer provides a barrier to infection from environmental pathogens and regulates the amount of water released from the body into the atmosphere through transepidermal water loss (TEWL). </P> <P> The outermost part of the epidermis is composed of stratified layers of flattened cells, that overlies a basal layer (stratum basale) composed of columnar cells arranged perpendicularly . </P>

What type of tissue is the uppermost layer of the skin