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what layer of the epidermis contains skin color
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Why does skin get dark in the sun but not hair?
Our skin contains melanin. Melanin is a chemical that gets darker due to UV rays. Our hair on the other hand, contains no melanin.
What pigment is found in the granular layer of the skin?
melanin
Where is the location where collagen and melanin for the skin are manufactured?
Collagen is formed in the dermis of the skin and remains there. Melanin is formed in the stratum basale layer of the epidermis by the melanocytes and the melanin is taken up by the epithelial cells of the skin.
What is the middle layer of the eye that contains the melanin and blood vessels?
Choroid
What cells produce the pigment is skin?
The skin contains different cells and tissues. For instance, it contains specialized cells called the melanocytes that produce melanin. Melanin is responsible for giving the skin its color.
Is melanin found in the uppermost layer of the skin and helps prevent water lose?
No, melanin helps protect the skin from ultraviolet damage. Sebum helps protect the skin from dryness.
Which skin layer is the sight of melanin formation?
The melanin in the skin is produced by melanocytes. which are found in the basal layerof the epidermis. You might want to know that because melanin is an aggregate of smaller component molecules, there are many different types of melanin with differing proportions and bonding patterns of these component molecules. Melanin is found in a whole bunch of cells throughout more parts of your body than just the epidermis of skin. (outerlayer).
A black pigment found in the epidermis is?
Epidermal pigment is pigment that is on the outer layer of the skin. In humans, that is usually melanin, which is the pigment that makes up skin.
What pigment prevents the radiation from harming structures in the under layer of the skin?
Melanin
Where do you find melanin in dark skin?
Melanin is produced by the melanocytes, and they are found in the stratum basale of the epidermis.
What layer of skin contains the appendages of the skin?
Epiderms
What controls variations skin color among humans?
The variations in human skin color is controled by the amount of melanin within the epidermis or outer layer of skin. Albinos, or persons with little or no melanin in their skin, have very pale, pinkish skin, regardless of the skin color of their parents.
