Question

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 through ducts to the skin surface, helps to cool the body. The types of cells that produce these compounds have different numbers of specific organelles, depending on their function.The oil from the sebaceous glands is produced by which of the following cell organelles?
a) ribosomes
b) brough endoplasmic reticulum
c) cell membrane
d) smooth endoplasmic reticulum
e) central vacuole

Answer 1

Answer:

d) smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Explanation:

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum which is located inside the cytoplasm of an eukaryotic cell is composed of  a disklike structure. It role is to integrate lipid production, synthesis of sex hormones e.g steriod hormones. They also produces the oil from the sebaceous glands that are release via the Hair follicles. The main purpose of the oil produced is to put a stop to hair from drying out.