Across
- 2. 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.
- 4. a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.
- 5. dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye in people and animals. It is responsible for tanning of skin exposed to sunlight.
- 7. a natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs.
- 8. a gland that produces an oily secretion
- 10. 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.
- 11. the sheath of cells and connective tissue which surrounds the root of a hair.
Down
- 1. The hypodermis is beneath the dermis which is beneath the epidermis. It is used mainly for fat storage. A layer of tissue lies immediately below the dermis of vertebrate skin.
- 3. 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.
- 6. the surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis.
- 9. a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary.