In the skin, the stratum spinosum is a multi-layered arrangement of cuboidal cells joined by desmosomes giving them a spiny appearance from which their name is derived.
The stratum spinosum is a multi-layered arrangement of cuboidal cells. This is in the skin. These cuboidal cells are joined by desmosomes. These desmosomes are giving them a spiny appearance from which their name is derived.