Integumentary Crossword

3. Cell shape that is tall and cylindrical.
5. The skin is also called the cutaneous membrane.
8. The outermost layer of the skin.
15. Modified cells containing secretory vesicles that produce large quantities of mucus.
17. Substance that gives hair and skin its color.
18. Gland that secretes its product into ducts.
19. Type of cell that can differentiate into a number of different cells.
23. Oily substance produced by sebaceous glands.
24. Inflammation of the skin characterized by itching and redness.
25. The most widespread and most varied of all the tissues.
26. The inner, deeper layer of the skin.
27. Flattened cells making up the skin’s outermost layer.

1. Dense, cord-like tissues that attach muscles to bones.
2. Excessive hair loss.
4. Dense connective tissue band or sheet that binds organs and muscles together.
6. Gland that secretes its product directly into the bloodstream.
7. Tissue that lacks blood vessels and depends on underlying connective tissue for oxygen and nutrients.
9. Dead tissue resulting from a burn.
10. Key component of connective tissue.
11. Ear wax.
12. The body’s most abundant protein.
13. Cord-like tissues that attach bones to bones.
14. Cell shape that is flat and plate-like.
16. The outermost layer of the epidermis is called the stratum corneum.
20. Tissue that has multiple layers in which some cells don’t touch the basement membrane.
21. Tissue dominated by fat cells.
22. Groups of cells that perform a common function.