Match the skin term

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Keratinocyte

   Right

   Makes and stores keratin

2. Left

   Melanocyte

   Right

   Produces the pigment melanin

3. Left

   Melanosome

   Right

   Vesicle carrying melanin across

4. Left

   Basal cell

   Right

   Stem cell behind the keratinocytes

5. Left

   Dermal papilla

   Right

   Fold strengthening the dermal join

6. Left

   Hypodermis

   Right

   Fatty layer beneath the dermis

Instructions

Match each term to what it means.

Explanation