Integumentary System

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Across
  1. 4. Pus-filled sacs such as those seen with acne or pimples
  2. 5. When blood vessels get larger to allow heat to escape skin
  3. 9. The outermost layer of skin
  4. 11. Covers all body surfaces except the palms and soles
  5. 12. Reddish-brown color found in freckles
  6. 14. Also known as sweat glands
  7. 15. Specialized skin cells that produce melanin
  8. 17. Hollow tube that each hair root grows in
  9. 18. When sweat interacts with bacteria on the skin
  10. 19. Flat spots on the skin, such as freckles
  11. 24. Innermost layer of skin
  12. 26. When blood vessels narrow to help retain heat inside body
  13. 27. Bluish discoloration of the skin
  14. 28. Areas of dried pus and blood, commonly called scabs
  15. 29. Also called corium or "true skin"
Down
  1. 1. Yellow discoloration of the skin
  2. 2. A closed sac with a distinct membrane
  3. 3. Itchy, elevated, irregular shaped areas, such as hives
  4. 6. Medical word for baldness
  5. 7. The process of removing excess water from the body
  6. 8. Disease causing a progressive loss of melanocytes
  7. 10. Dead,keratinized cells that protect the fingers and toes
  8. 13. Medication on sticky patches that absorb through the skin
  9. 16. Black and Blue marks
  10. 20. Absence of color
  11. 21. Deep loss of skin surface that may extend into the dermis
  12. 22. Oil glands that open onto hair follicles
  13. 23. Blisters, or fluid-filled sacs, such as chickenpox
  14. 25. Organ that covers the body