Across
- 3. the stratum which is at the middile of the epidermis
- 5. the deepest stratum of the epidermis
- 7. is a permanent coloration of the skin in which a foreign pigment is deposited with a needle into the dermis.
- 10. are found mainly in the skin of the axilla (armpit), groin, areolae.
- 12. produce keratin in the epidermis
- 14. gland connected to hair follicles
- 15. Deep to the dermis, but not part of the skin.
- 18. of the distal portions of the digits.
- 20. another name for the subcutaneous
- 23. are present on most skin surfaces exceptthe palms, palmar surfaces of the fingers, the soles, and plantar surfaces of the feet.
- 27. Another name for the skin.
- 28. the cells move from one epidermal layer to the next, they accumulate more and more keratin,
- 29. The second, deeper part of the skin.
- 30. least numerous of the epidermal cells.
- 33. is a skin condition that affects mostly light- skinned adults between the ages of 30 and 60.
- 34. found only in thick skin
- 35. are plates of tightly packed, hard, dead, keratinized epidermal cells that form a clear, solid covering over the dorsal
Down
- 1. oily substance, a mixture of triglycerides, cholesterol, proteins, and inorganic salts.
- 2. The study of the pattern of epidermal ridges is called
- 4. the stratum which has 8 to 10 layers of keratinocytes
- 6. another name for statum basale
- 8. produce the pigment melanin in the skin
- 9. The homeostatic regulation of body temperature
- 11. Deep region of the dermis is known as..
- 13. consists on average of 25 to 30 layers of flattened dead keratinocytes.
- 16. is the inherited inability of an individual to produce melanin.
- 17. are also simple, coiled tubular glands
- 19. the superficial portion of the hair, which projects above the surface of the skin
- 21. the partial or complete loss of melanocytes from patches of skin produces
- 22. white spots.
- 24. The superficial, thinner portion,which is composed of epithelial tissue.
- 25. An excessive amount of keratinized cells
- 26. The whitish, crescent-shaped area of the proximal end of the nail body
- 31. arise from red bone marrow and migrate to the epidermis
- 32. superficial region of the dermis is known as ..
- 36. from the skin of the scalp is called..