Joseph Barr-Integument terms crossword
Across
- 1. group of natural pigments found in most organisms
- 4. protein that helps form hair, nails and your skin's outer layer
- 6. the outer cellular layer of a hair
- 7. oily, waxy substance produced by your body's sebaceous glands
- 8. bottom layer of skin in your body
- 10. the body's natural way of healing and replacing lost or damaged skin
- 11. creates whiteheads and appears on teenagers faces
- 16. thickened skin on your hands or the soles of your feet
- 17. Short for APM
- 18. visible portion of the distal nail matrix
- 19. vitamin to help the body absorb and retain calcium and phosphorus
- 20. the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis
Down
- 2. reduced amount of melanin, or no melanin at all
- 3. Injury to skin and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin(happens in bed)
- 5. form of scarring that appear after your skin quickly stretches or shrinks
- 9. A softening and weakening of bones in children
- 12. skin condition that causes dry and itchy patches of skin
- 13. the most serious type of skin cancer that produces melanin
- 14. the formative layer of cells underlying the fingernail or toenail
- 15. thick raised scar