{"id":23948,"date":"2024-04-15T06:40:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=23948"},"modified":"2024-04-15T06:40:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:40:24","slug":"pigmentation-of-skin-is-due-to-a-lymphocytes-b-monocytes-c-leucocytes-d-melanocytes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/pigmentation-of-skin-is-due-to-a-lymphocytes-b-monocytes-c-leucocytes-d-melanocytes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigmentation of skin is due to A. lymphocytes B. monocytes C. leucocytes D. melanocytes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9a7b161e2ef\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    lymphocytes                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    monocytes                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    leucocytes                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    melanocytes                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is D. melanocytes.<\/p>\n<p>Melanocytes are cells that produce melanin, the pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanin is produced in response to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. When UV radiation hits the skin, it stimulates melanocytes to produce more melanin. This increased melanin production helps to protect the skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation, such as sunburn and skin cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that plays a role in the immune system. 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