Anatomy & Physiology
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 5, Problem 19RQ
If you cut yourself and bacteria enter the wound, which of the following cells would help get rid of the bacteria?
- Merkel cells
- keratinocytes
- Langerhans cells
- melanocytes
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