Across
- 6. single layer of overlapping cells
- 8. allow us to feel when the wind blows our hair
- 10. a thin band of flat, dead keratinocytes below the stratum corneum
- 11. sense pain
- 14. made of heavily keratinized cells
- 15. produce melanin
- 16. long filaments made of dead keratinocytes
- 17. produce keratin
- 19. where the nail grows
Down
- 1. your skin and all it's accessories
- 2. mainly made of adipose tissue
- 3. holds up to 5% of the body blood volume at a time
- 4. where does the epidermis get all its nutrients from?
- 5. sit where the epidermis and dermis meet and combine with nerve endings to make sensory receptors for touch
- 7. 20-30 layers of dead cells bound tightly together to prevent water loss
- 9. central core made of soft keratin
- 12. made of epithelial tissue
- 13. ingest foreign invaders and activate the immune system
- 16. deep end of root
- 18. the bulky layer of the skin