GENERAL HISTOLOGY

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: -Melanocytes are ideally positioned in the epidermis to be sentinels against harmful pathogens. Melanocytes reside in the stratum basale, the lowest layer of the epidermis, but they use their dendrites to interact with cells in other layers, and to capture pathogens that enter the epidermis.

Detailed explanation-3: -No, melanocytes are not located in the stratum corneum. Melanocytes, which are responsible for producing and delivering the skin pigment melanin, are found in the stratum basale layer of the epidermis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cells found in this layer are cuboidal to columnar mitotically active stem cells that are constantly producing keratinocytes. This layer also contains melanocytes.