INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
EPIDERMIS
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Question
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Cell that produces the pigment melanin
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Strata
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Keratinocyte
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Melanocyte
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Stratified
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Squamous
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A cell in the skin and eyes that produces and contains the pigment called melanin. Anatomy of the skin, showing the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. Melanocytes are in the layer of basal cells at the deepest part of the epidermis.
Detailed explanation-2: -The melanocyte lineage is derived from the neural crest, which has its origins in the neural tube.
Detailed explanation-3: -The epidermis has cells called melanocytes which make melanin, which is a group of pigments in your skin that provides skin color.
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