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Unguis or nail plate of man is made up of

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Stratum corneum
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Stratum lucidum
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Stratum granulosum
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Stratum germinativum
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The correct option is D Stratum corneum
Human nails are a horn-like envelope that covers the tips of fingers and toes. This consists of a nail plate, nail matrix, and a nail bed. While the matrix is a keratinous membrane, the nail plate or the corps unguis is the hard part of the nail, made of translucent keratin protein and several layers of dead cells. known as stratum corneum.

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