Across
- 3. glands secretes sweat, situated in the dermis of the skin.
- 5. the surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis
- 8. the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis which forms the true skin, containing blood capillaries, nerve endings, sweat glands, hair follicles, and other structures.
- 9. land in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair.
- 11. the outermost layer of the epidermis
- 12. a brown to black pigment that is the most common form of melanin
Down
- 1. a dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair
- 2. a reddish-yellow sulfur-containing melanin pigment formed in the presence of cysteine
- 3. t he deepest layer, separated from the dermis
- 4. a fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair
- 6. overing on the upper surface of the tip of the finger
- 7. layer the layer of tissue that underlies the skin.
- 10. a sticky oily substance the body produces in order to keep the skin moisturised.