A 35-year-old patient presents with for review of a skin biopsy. The patient is otherwise healthy and had a skin biopsy for a concerning nevus. Electron microscopy pictures show hemidesmosomes, the lamina lucida, and the lamina densa. What layer of skin is found deep to these structures that was biopsied?
Epidermis
Muscle
Adipose
Dermis
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