The skin is the body's largest organ. It's made up of many

Last updated: 7/31/2022

The skin is the body's largest organ. It's made up of many different types of cells. Oils, produced by the sebaceous glands, prevent the skin from drying and splitting. The protein melanin, produced by melanocytes in the epidermis, protects the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation. Sweat, released from ducts to the skin surface helps to cool the body. The types of cells that produce these compounds have a different number of specific organelles, depending on their function. Based on their function, you would expect melanocytes in the skin to have a higher than usual number of a. Lysosomes b. Chloroplast c. Golgi bodies d. Microtubules