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What produces a pigment that contributes to skin color and UV rays?
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Which type of cell contained in the epidermis produces a pigment that protects the skin against ultraviolet sun rays?
melanocyte
What part of the skin produces the pigments that protect the skin for UV rays?
The melanocytes in the epidermis produce the pigments that protect the skin from UV rays.
What is the function of the integumentary system of a pig?
As with most animals, the function of the integumentary system is to serve as a protection barrier. It also produces necessary vitamin D and produces pigment to protect from the sun's harmful rays.
Why does a person's skin usually get darker during the summer?
Adaotation of skin cells to prevent damage from UV rays, it is the pigment in the skin that becomes darker, not the skin tissue itself
Which pigment protect plant from ultra violet rays?
chlorophyll
What pigment protects the skin from the ultra violet rays of the sun?
Melanin
The pigment melanin and contribute to skin color?
melanin is mainly responsible for the color of skin number of melanin decide the color more the number more darker skin it protect from the sun rays and other foreign substance in white skin less melanin is there
What produces infrared rays?
Anything above the temperature of zero degrees produces infrared rays, that means that even humans do !!
How are black people black?
Skin color is determined by a chemical in the skin called Melanin. This is a pigment that protects the skin from UV rays. The higher concentration of Melanin people have, the darker their skin looks.
Sunbathing turns you brown why?
Our skin contains pigment forming cells that secrete melanin, the pigment that imparts brown color to skin. When harmful UV rays fall into skin, secretion this pigment melanin increase which inturn saves our skin from damaging UV rays. Thus getting brown in sun is protective mechanism of skin to save from UV rays.This is also the reason why people with white skin sunburn more frequently!!!
Why are everyones pupil black?
The choroid layer in the eye has a black color pigment on it. Also, the light entering the eye is not reflected because light rays entering the pupil are absorbed by the tissues inside the eye.
What is the layer of black pigment cells which absorbs light rays called?
You are thinking of Melanocytes. Which contain and create the melanin. The melanin is the pigment which then makes them appear dark.
