NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
HUMAN ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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what are the three factors that determine skin color?
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cyanosis, pallor, and jaundice
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type of pigments, carotene, and hemoglobin
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Skin color varies considerably from individual to individual and is generally determined by the presence of melanocytes, carotene, oxygenated hemoglobin, and local blood flow. Melanocytes, found in the deep basal layer of the epidermis, contain brown granules called melanin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Key players that regulate human skin pigmentation include melanocytes in the epidermis that synthesize the melanin and neighbouring keratinocytes that receive and distribute it in upper layers of the skin [1].
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