Where in the Skin Are Melanocytes Located

question 54

Multiple Choice

Where in the skin are melanocytes located?

• A) in the dermis
• B) around sweat glands
• C) at the base of hair follicles
• D) in the epidermis
• E) in both the dermis and the epidermis

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Definitions:

Overlapping Boundaries

Multiple sites of carcinoma without identifiable borders.

Neoplasms

Abnormal growths of tissue, which can be benign or malignant (cancerous).

Contiguous

Sharing a common border; touching or adjacent.

Malignant Neoplasm

A malignant tumor capable of invading surrounding tissue and possessing the ability to metastasize to different areas of the body.