Question

Pigment tissue is present in ____________.

• A. Choroid
• B. Iris
• C. Skin
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

• Pigment tissue is a substance that gives colour to tissue. Pigments tissue present are responsible for the colours of skin, eyes, and hair.
• The coloured part of the eye is called the iris, which has pigmentation that determines our eye colour.
• The choroid consists of pigment tissue which produces the dark-coloured melanin which absorbs light and limits reflections within the eye that could degrade vision.
• Skin pigmentation affects the colour of your skin. Your skin gets its colour from a pigment called melanin.
• Special cells in the skin make melanin. When these cells become damaged or unhealthy, it affects melanin production. Hence, Pigment tissue is present in choroid, iris and skin.

So, the correct answer is 'all the above'.