Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2015
A 12-year-old patient has white nonpigmented spots on the skin. The spots appeared after the patient became 10 years old, and they constantly grow. This spots appeared due to the lack of the following skin cells:
Answer options
- Adipocytes
- Melanocytes
- Labrocytes
- Fibrocytes
- Plasmocytes
Correct answer
Melanocytes
Explanation
Melanocytes are responsible for the pigmentation of the skin and a lack of it leads to depigmentation.
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