Question

What is the principal cell type associated with the dermis (not the epidermis) in the skin?

Answer 1

I would say FIBROBLAST cells: these are present in dermis but absent in epidermis of skin. The cell secretes monomers of collagen, elastin and reticulin fibres present in connective tissue matrix.

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