Across
- 3. connective tissue that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs, typically having relatively few cells embedded in an amorphous matrix, often with collagen or other fibers, and including cartilaginous, fatty, and elastic tissues
- 5. a natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs
- 6. beneath the dermis which is beneath the epidermis
- 10. vessels a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary
- 11. 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
- 12. glands small oil-producing gland present in the skin of mammals
Down
- 1. glands a small gland that secretes sweat, situated in the dermis of the skin. Such glands are found over most of the body, and have a simple coiled tubular structure
- 2. a part of the skin, which grows a hair by packing old cells together
- 4. follicle a part of the skin, which grows a hair by packing old cells together
- 7. skin exposed to sunlight
- 8. the surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis
- 9. responsible for the tanning