PATHOLOGY MCQ
SKIN
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Question
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What cell produces a dark brown pigment?
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Keratinocytes
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Melanocytes
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Merkel (Tactile) Cells
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Langerhans (dendritic) cell
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Melanocyte is a highly differentiated cell that produces a pigment melanin inside melanosomes. This cell is dark and dendritic in shape. Melanin production is the basic function of melanocyte.
Detailed explanation-2: -Melanin is produced by melanocytes through a process called melanogenesis. The difference in skin color between lightly and darkly pigmented individuals is due to their level of melanocyte activity; it is not due to the number of melanocytes in their skin.
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