Tattoos Are Permanent Because

question 9

Multiple Choice

Tattoos are permanent because

• A) Langerhans cells do not recognize the pigments as foreign.
• B) the melanocytes are altered to produce different colors.
• C) the pigments are injected in the dermis.
• D) the pigments are injected in the stratum basale, which continuously replaces the superficial layers that are sloughed off.

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