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What is responsible for the color of the skin?
What is responsible for the color of the skin?
- Presence of sweat glands
- Sebum secretion
- Pigmentation and hemoglobin in blood (correct)
- Exposure to sunlight
What does sebum secretion primarily protect the skin from?
What does sebum secretion primarily protect the skin from?
- Bacterial and fungal infections (correct)
- Excessive sweating
- Sunburn
- Dryness
What causes the skin to become pale?
What causes the skin to become pale?
- Increase in melanin content
- Decrease in Hb content (correct)
- Excessive exposure to sunlight
- Excess sebum production
Where are melanocytes mainly present?
Where are melanocytes mainly present?
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Where are sebaceous glands widely distributed in the skin?
Where are sebaceous glands widely distributed in the skin?
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Melanin is synthesized by sweat glands in the skin.
Melanin is synthesized by sweat glands in the skin.
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The color of the skin depends on the pigmentation of the skin and hemoglobin in the blood.
The color of the skin depends on the pigmentation of the skin and hemoglobin in the blood.
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Sebaceous glands secrete an oily substance called sebum to prevent the skin from bacterial and fungal infections.
Sebaceous glands secrete an oily substance called sebum to prevent the skin from bacterial and fungal infections.
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Hemoglobin content in the blood does not affect the coloration of the skin.
Hemoglobin content in the blood does not affect the coloration of the skin.
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Excess amount of reduced hemoglobin causes the skin to become bluish during cyanosis.
Excess amount of reduced hemoglobin causes the skin to become bluish during cyanosis.
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