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1.00 points Consider the three most common types of skin cancer. Then click and

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Explanation / Answer

Basal cell carcinoma - the most common type of skin cancer, seldom spreads to other tissues/ metastasizes, arises from the deepest layer of the epidermis and may invade the dermis

Squamous cell carcinoma -  raised, reddened scaley appearance.

Melanoma - - if metastasized the deadliest skin cancer, arises from the cells that protect from UV light, the least common skin cancer, caused by mutations commonly found in moles

normal skin color results from a combination of the colors of hemoglobin, melanin, and carotene

The oxygen binding protein that gives skin its reddish tint is hemoglobin

The black or brown pigment that is produced in response to the exposure of UV light melanin

Crotene is acquired from yellow-orange vegetables

The amount of melanin in the skin is partially dtermined by heredity

In the body, carotene is converetd to vitamin A