This layer also contains melanocytes, the cells that produce melanin. Melanin is the pigment that gives the skin its color. The varying amounts of melanin that may be produced allows individuals to have varying shades of skin tones. The absence of melanin in the skin, hair, and eyes is an...
melanin A pigment that gives the skin its color color varies by [melanin] blocks uv light. Moles melanocytes can grow into moles ABCD's of skin cancer Asymmetric;Border;Color;Diameter stratum spinosum The 2nd layer consists of 8-10 keratinocytes ...
a cell that produces a brown/black pigment called melanin erthema reddish color of the skin jaundice yellow color of the skin cyanosis bluish discoloration of the skin hair root part of the hair that is implanted in the skin papilla