ðə sˈɛlz ʌvðə dˈiːpɪst lˈeɪɚɹ ɑːɹ kˈɑːləmnˌɑːɹ, nˈoʊn æz bˈeɪsəl sˈɛlz wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ɐtˈætʃt baɪ mˌʌltɪpɹˈoʊtiːn kˈɑːmplɛksᵻz nˈoʊn æz hˈɛmaɪdsmˌɑːsoʊmz tʊ ɐn ˌʌndɚlˈaɪɪŋ bˈeɪsmənt mˈɛmbɹeɪn.
The cells of the deepest layer are columnar, known as basal cells which are attached by multiprotein complexes known as hemidesmosomes to an underlying basement membrane.