Chapter 5 Integumentary Skin Color Flashcards
1
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Melanin
A
Pigments (yellow brown red and black) are made melanocytes
2
Q
Carotene
A
Is yellow orange plant pigment deposited in keratinocytes mostly seen in palms and soles of feet
3
Q
Hemoglobins.
A
Is a ligament made in erythrocytes and when seen through skin with little melanin make the skin look pinkish bluish
4
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Melanocytes
A
Adjacent will pull on Keratinocytes and give parts of itself so daughter cells have melanin
