Skin Anatomy puzzle
Across
- 2. - known as lipocytes and fat cells
- 4. - a red-yellow pigment.
- 6. layer - innermost layer of the epidermis
- 8. —a thin, cellular membrane layer; containing keratin
- 9. - fibrous structural protein
- 10. - little or no melanin production.
- 14. corneum - outermost layer of the skin, consisting of keratinized cells.
- 15. layer —thick, fat-containing tissue
Down
- 1. —dense, fibrous, connective tissue layer; containing collagen
- 3. -a protein that's found throughout the body, particularly in skin, bones, ligaments, tendons, teeth, and connective tissues
- 5. -a protein that in humans is encoded by the ELN gene
- 7. _ a substance in your body that produces hair, eye and skin pigmentation
- 11. - a mature melanin-forming cell, especially in the skin
- 12. epithelium - regulates the passage of substances into the underlying tissue.
- 13. -a brown-black pigment.