Anatomy Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. the outermost layer of the epidermis
  2. 5. a dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair
  3. 11. t he deepest layer, separated from the dermis
  4. 14. the process by which the immune system recognizes and removes harmful and foreign stimuli and begins the healing process
  5. 15. a fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair
  6. 16. a thin sheet of tissue or layer of cells acting as a boundary, lining, or partition in an organism.
  7. 17. a tube-like structure (pore) that surrounds the root and strand of a hair
  8. 18. a dry, rough protective crust that forms over a cut or wound during healing
  9. 20. glands secretes sweat, situated in the dermis of the skin.
  10. 22. 3 make up the skin in total
  11. 24. layer the layer of tissue that underlies the skin.
  12. 25. a reddish-yellow sulfur-containing melanin pigment formed in the presence of cysteine
Down
  1. 1. 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.
  2. 2. specialised cells involved in the detection, phagocytosis and destruction of bacteria and other harmful organisms
  3. 4. secretions of that cell are excreted via exocytosis
  4. 5. secrete milk
  5. 6. modified apocrine glands, which, together with sebaceous glands, produce the cerumen, the ear wax
  6. 7. a sticky oily substance the body produces in order to keep the skin moisturised.
  7. 8. A growth of tissue marking the spot where skin has healed after an injury
  8. 9. a type of cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue
  9. 10. overing on the upper surface of the tip of the finger
  10. 12. the surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis
  11. 13. a brown to black pigment that is the most common form of melanin
  12. 19. increased perjmeability of blood vessels, fluids leaving blood go into tissue spaces
  13. 21. enoting multicellular glands which release some of their cytoplasm in their secretions
  14. 23. land in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair.