Answer to Question #166616 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for Milo

Question

• Skin tone depends on 3 factors:
• _______________ of melanin → Pheomelanin is ____________________ (lighter) while eumelanin is ______________ or _____________ (darker)
• _______________ of melanin produced by melanocytes → more ______________ = darker

__________ of melanosomes present → more _______________ to hold more melanin

Answer 1

• Skin tone depends on 3 factors:
• _______more________ of melanin → Pheomelanin is ______Yellow-Red______________ (lighter) while eumelanin is ______Brown________ or ___Black__________ (darker)
• _______More________ of melanin produced by melanocytes → more ____black__________ = darker

____More______ of melanosomes present → more _____organelle__________ to hold more melanin