ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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Chapter 6, Problem 8DYKB
_____ 8. The cells in a hair follicle that are responsible for forming hair are the
- a. hair papilla cells.
- b. matrix cells.
- c. medullary cells.
- d. cortex cells.
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