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What happens to melanin once its produce in the stratum basale?
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Does the stratum corneum contain melanin?
No. They are found in the lowest layer of the epidermis (stratum basale)No. They are found in the lowest layer of the epidermis (stratum basale).
Where is melanin located in the skin?
Melanocytes are pigment cells that synthesize melanin. These cells inject the melanin pigment in the living keratinocytes cells (skin cells) of the stratum basale layer of the epidermis. Note: The Melanocyte cells also reside in the stratum basale.
The fastest rate of mitosis happens where?
The Stratum Basale
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 is the deepest layer of the epidermis where melanin is found?
The Stratum Germinativum is the deepest layer of the dermis also known as the Stratum Basale.
The Stratum Corneum sits deep to the Stratum Basale?
The stratum corneum is superficial to the stratum basale. The stratum basale is deep to the stratum corneum.
What stimulates the production of melanin?
Melanin is the pigment primarily responsible for skin color. Through a process called melanogenesis, cells called melanocytes produce melanin, which is found in the skin, eyes and hair. The subcutaneous layer of the epidermis produces a dark pigment in the skin known as melanin.
Which layer of skin is the location of mitosis and replaces cells lost from the outer layer of the epidermis?
melanocytes produces melanin (pigment you're talking about). They are located in the most bottom layer of the epidermis (stratum basale).
State the specific location of melanin observed in dark skin?
Melanocytes are located in the stratum basale of the epidermis
What occurs in the stratum basale?
what occurs in the stratum basale
Which Layers of epidermis that contain living cells?
The stratum basale is where cell division happens.
What is another name for stratum basale?
stratum germinativum is also know as stratum basale
