Basic Sciences

416) In which layer of the skin are the “melanocytes” found?

A. The basal cell layer
B. The prickle cell layer
C. The granular cell layer
D. The stratum lucidum layer
E. The stratum corneum layer




REFERENCES & ANSWER

Bennett R. G.: Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin, Chapter 1, in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (Papel, editor) Thieme, Second Edition, pp. 5-7, 2002

Bennett R. G.: Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin, Chapter 1, in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (Papel, editor) Thieme, Third Edition, pp. 3-14, 2009

416) A       The basal cell layer