Anatomy & Physiology
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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
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Chapter 5, Problem 23RQ
After a skin injury, the body initiates a wound-healing response. The first step of this response is the formation of a blood clot to stop bleeding. Which of the following would be the next response?
- increased production of melanin by melanocytes
- increased production of connective tissue
- an increase in Pacinian corpuscles around the wound
- an increased activity in the stratum lucidum
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