Across
- 2. Responsible for the pigmentation of the hair and skin
- 5. The smallest living unit of an organism
- 6. The middle layer of the skin that provides strength and flexibility
- 10. The layer of the skin that functions as a shock absorber and insulator
- 13. This membrane secretes a substance that lubricates the cartilage on the ends of the bones
- 14. The phase of cell division where synthesis of a complete copy of the DNA in the nucleus happens
- 15. Another term for fats, usually found in the hypodermis
Down
- 1. The substance that gives the epidermis its protective property
- 3. This is where all the instructions are processed in the cell
- 4. The vitamin synthesized in the skin that can come from the sun
- 7. The membrane that lines the entire digestive tract
- 8. ___ are thin sheets of tissue that cover the body, line body cavities, and cover organs within the cavities in hollow organs.
- 9. The programmed death of a cell due to homeostasis
- 11. This membrane provides protection of the brain and the spinal cord
- 12. The skin has 5 ____.