Anatomy/Physiology Crossword Activity

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Across
  1. 2. linear clefts in the skin that indicate the direction of orientation of the underlying collagen fibers
  2. 6. the space formed inside the skull
  3. 7. an orange or red plant pigment found in carrots and many other plant structures. It is a terpenoid hydrocarbon with several isomers, including beta-carotene
  4. 12. largest hollow space of the body
  5. 15. the second largest hollow space of the body
  6. 19. further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end, especially of the body or a part of it
  7. 21. the technical term for our skin
  8. 22. toward the middle or center
  9. 26. low or lower in position
  10. 28. a membrane, or sac, that surrounds your heart
  11. 29. of, on, or relating to the underside of an animal or plant; abdominal
  12. 30. a mesothelial tissue which lines certain internal cavities of the body, forming a smooth, transparent, two-layered membrane lubricated by a fluid derived from serum
  13. 31. an enveloping or external layer or covering (as of skin, hair, scales, feathers, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts
Down
  1. 1. a bowl-like structure that sits below the abdominal cavity
  2. 3. A type of simple sweat gland that is found in almost all regions of the skin
  3. 4. (especially of body tissue) used for the storage of fat
  4. 5. A longitudinal plane that divides the body of a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left sections
  5. 8. the upper central region of the abdomen
  6. 9. lines the insides of organs and cavities throughout your body that are exposed to particles from the outside
  7. 10. a red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates. Its molecule comprises four subunits, each containing an iron atom bound to a heme group
  8. 11. nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head
  9. 13. the outermost layer of the epidermis and marks the final stage of keratinocyte maturation and development
  10. 14. the surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis
  11. 16. (of a gland) secreting sweat
  12. 17. of, on, or relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ
  13. 18. an imaginary plane dividing the body into dorsal and ventral parts
  14. 20. The space enclosed by the pleura, which is a thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity
  15. 23. the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis which forms the true skin, containing blood capillaries, nerve endings, sweat glands, hair follicles, and other structures
  16. 24. multicellular glands which release some of their cytoplasm in their secretions, especially the sweat glands associated with hair follicles in the armpits and pubic regions
  17. 25. a fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair, feathers, hoofs, claws, horns, etc
  18. 27. any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body