Integumentary System

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Across
  1. 3. Constantly dividing cells located in the basal layer
  2. 4. The genetic inability to produce any melanin
  3. 6. Epidermal layer consisting of flatter cells; coated with H2O-proof glycolipid
  4. 9. An infectious disease that destroys melanocytes
  5. 11. Macrophage-like cells
  6. 12. Translucent epidermal layer; only seen in the thickest skin
  7. 13. Amino acid that melanin is made from
  8. 14. Blueness of the skin that is caused by a lack of oxygen attached to hemoglobin
  9. 15. Cells that produce pigment of skin
Down
  1. 1. Cells associated with nerve endings for touch
  2. 2. The layer of skin that is composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
  3. 3. Most superficial, multiple layers of dead, scaly, keratinized cells
  4. 5. A change in the shape of a vein that occurs when internal temperature decreases
  5. 6. Thickest epidermal layer; spiky
  6. 7. Epidermal layer that contains stem cells, melanocytes, and tactile cells
  7. 8. The brown-black pigment of skin that fxns to protect underlying DNA from UV light
  8. 9. A change in the shape of a vein that occurs when heat is lost through the skin by evaporation
  9. 10. The main cell type of the epidermis; contains keratin