Across
- 2. Central core of the hair, made of soft keratin
- 4. Outermost layer of skin
- 5. Keratin plate that grows at the end of your phalanges
- 8. Type of epidermal cell that produces keratin
- 11. ___ gland that is responsible for cooling you down
- 12. Main organ to the integumentary system, serves as a barrier to the environment
- 13. The dermis is made up of dense ____ tissue
- 14. Nail ___, the part of the nail that is embedded in the skin
- 17. Begins in your epidermis and grows out, protrudes out of your skin, is mostly found in your head
- 18. Gland that's function is to lubricate/soften skin
- 19. The epidermis is made up of ____ tissue
- 21. Hair shaft and hair ____
- 22. Most abundant sweat gland, found in palms, forehead, and soles of feet
Down
- 1. The main function of the integumentary system
- 3. Lowest layer of skin
- 6. System of the body that consists of the skin, hair, nails, and glands
- 7. Subcutaneous tissue below the hypodermis
- 9. Layer of the skin that tattoos are located
- 10. Sweat gland found in the dermis and are larger, come in during puberty
- 11. The hypodermis, also known as _____ tissue
- 15. Drawings embedded in the skin
- 16. outermost layer of hair, made of a single layer of overlapping cells
- 20. Amino acid that gives your skin color