Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Nails grow continually and do not have a resting stage.
• B) The nail consists of layers of living cells from the stratum corneum.
• C) The cells of a nail are filled with a special hard type of keratin.
• D) The nail matrix and nail bed have a stratum basale.
• E) The production of cells within the nail matrix results in the growth of the nail.

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