Across
- 2. detects light pressure and low vibrations of touch
- 5. are the muscles attached to hair follicles
- 7. found only in the thick skin such as palms of hands/soles of feet
- 9. compact cells made from keratin that form the thin hard plates on the end of the fingers
- 10. glands that produce the watery liquid when we get hot
- 14. bacterial infection of the skin
- 16. Is the "true layer" of skin
- 17. crescent shaped white area at the proximal end of the nail
- 19. glands that produce sweat
Down
- 1. disorder that can be prevented by good hygiene and not sharing towels
- 3. deepest layer of the epidermis
- 4. composed of keratinized filaments rising from follicles in the dermis
- 6. also called subcutaneous layer
- 7. largest organ of our body
- 8. the ability to perceive objects/forces through physical contact
- 11. type of tissue that makes up the dermis
- 12. gland that produces sebum
- 13. produces melanin/pigment
- 15. protein found in connective tissues (people also add to their diets for healthier looking skin)
- 18. sebum
