inspect (Éªnspekt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense inspects , present participle inspecting , past tense , past participle inspected. 1. verb. If you inspect something, you look at every part of it carefully in order to find out about it or check that it is all right. Elaine went outside to inspect the playing field. Cut the fruit in half and inspect the pips: if they are turning slightly brown it is ready for harvesting.
Pigmentation is the coloring of a person's skin. When a person is healthy, his or her skin will appear normal in color. In the case of illness or injury, the person's skin may change color, becoming darker (hyperpigmentation) or lighter (hypopigmentation). This results in a complete lack of pigmentation in skin, hair, or eyes. 2  Albinos have an abnormal gene that restricts the body from producing melanin. 3  There is no cure for albinism. 4  People with albinism should use a sunscreen at all times because they are much more likely to get sun damage and skin cancer.
Function of skin pigment. Melanin is a naturally produced polymer found in a multitude of locations in the body, from the eye and ear, to the brain and skin. Each different location contains a different variety of melanin, such as neuromelanin in the brain, and eumelanin and pheomelanin in the skin.umelanin is a black or brown pigment, and is mainly concerned with the protection of the skin by absorbing incoming UV radiation. This protective ability warrants melanin to be termed a photoprotectant (a substance capable of providing protection against radiation from the sun).