Skin + Hair Crossword - JL

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Across
  1. 5. Muscle that contracts when cold/frightened to make the hair stand up straight
  2. 7. the hair below the surface of the skin
  3. 10. made of stratified squamous epithelium tissue
  4. 11. Layer is made of collagen & elastic fibers – contains many other structures within it
  5. 14. Stratum that is the only layer of epidermis that gets nutrients
  6. 15. the hair above the skin surface
  7. 17. Stratum where cells take in keratin, die, & change shape
  8. 18. Stratum where cells take in keratin, die, & change shape
  9. 20. the blood vessels for the matrix
Down
  1. 1. made of dense irregular connective tissue
  2. 2. Provides nutrition to the skin and removes wastes
  3. 3. made of adipose tissue; is underneath skin + is not a layer of the skin.
  4. 4. Gland secretes sebum (oil) to moisturize the hair
  5. 6. Layer is uneven at the top with finger-like projections into the epidermis.
  6. 8. Found in both layers of dermis; senses pain, pressure, temperature, touch, etc
  7. 9. Glands that secrete salt water; sweat glands
  8. 12. Stratum not found in thin skin/ only found in palms + bottom of feet
  9. 13. Stratum that is the topmost layer of epidermis; 20 – 30 layers of cells thick
  10. 16. surrounds the hair root. Contains:
  11. 19. growth zone for hair (cell division happens)