COURSE NAME Human Anatomy & Physiology 1

COURSE CODE DBR 11103

LECTURER Dr Anuar bin Md Zain

NAME Nurul Syafiqa Binti Abdullah

Nurul Syakirah Binti Muhadapi

MATRIC NO 048263

049322

TITLE Keratin and Melanin Pigments

DIPLOMA IN RADIOGRAPHY
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN (UniSZA)
GONG BADAK CAMPUS
KUALA NERUS, TERENGGANU

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 KERATIN MELANIN PIGMENTS
DEFINITION A fibrous protein forming the A dark brown to black
main structural constituents pigment occurring in the
of hair, feathers, hoofs, claws, hairs, skin and iris of the eye
horns and many more. in people and also animals.
FUNCTION -To hold skin cells together to It is responsible for tanning of
form a barrier. skin expose ton sunlight.
-To form the outermost layer
of our skin that protects us
from the environment.
CELLS Keratinocytes Melanocytes
(found in the epidermis) (found in the epidermis)
STRUCTURE

DIAGRAM I: Image of keratin that can be found in hair.

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It is an important protein compound that can be found in skin, hair, hooves, horns, claws, fur,
skin, hair and also nails are made out of. Roles like regenerative healing, cell growth cell
signaling and apoptosis or also known as cell death is played by keratin.