Which of the following is NOT one of the five coria of the hoof?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the five coria of the hoof?

The hoof grows from specialized dermal tissues called coria, with each one feeding a specific part of the hoof. The five coria are the coronary corium (gives rise to the hoof wall near the coronet), the perioplic corium (lines the proximal region under the periople), the solar corium (gives rise to the sole), the frog corium (gives rise to the frog), and the laminar corium (provides the inner laminae that attach the wall to the coffin bone). Epithelium, on the other hand, is the outer epidermal tissue covering surfaces and is not a dermal corium. Therefore epithelium is not one of the five coria.

The hoof grows from specialized dermal tissues called coria, with each one feeding a specific part of the hoof. The five coria are the coronary corium (gives rise to the hoof wall near the coronet), the perioplic corium (lines the proximal region under the periople), the solar corium (gives rise to the sole), the frog corium (gives rise to the frog), and the laminar corium (provides the inner laminae that attach the wall to the coffin bone). Epithelium, on the other hand, is the outer epidermal tissue covering surfaces and is not a dermal corium. Therefore epithelium is not one of the five coria.

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