HISTOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
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Question
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Melanocytes produce the pigment melanin
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Melanocytes produce the skin coloring or pigment known as melanin, which gives skin its tan or brown color and helps protect the deeper layers of the skin from the harmful effects of the sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -Melanin Properties The production of melanin takes place in specific ovoid organelles known as melanosomes which are produced in dendritic melanocytes that account for only 1% of epidermal cells. Each basal layer melanocyte is associated with about 36 keratinocytes and one Langerhans cell (epidermal melanin unit) (57).
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