PATHOLOGY MCQ
SKIN
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Question
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Skin color is due to a pigment called
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Keratin
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Melanin
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Chromatin
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Epithelium
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your skin gets its color from a pigment called melanin. Special cells in the skin make melanin. When these cells become damaged or unhealthy, it affects melanin production. Some pigmentation disorders affect just patches of skin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Melanin is brown, non-refractile, and finely granular with individual granules having a diameter of less than 800 nanometers. This differentiates melanin from common blood breakdown pigments, which are larger, chunky, and refractile, and range in color from green to yellow or red-brown.
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