Across
- 3. Constantly dividing cells located in the basal layer
- 4. The genetic inability to produce any melanin
- 6. Epidermal layer consisting of flatter cells; coated with H2O-proof glycolipid
- 9. An infectious disease that destroys melanocytes
- 11. Macrophage-like cells
- 12. Translucent epidermal layer; only seen in the thickest skin
- 13. Amino acid that melanin is made from
- 14. Blueness of the skin that is caused by a lack of oxygen attached to hemoglobin
- 15. Cells that produce pigment of skin
Down
- 1. Cells associated with nerve endings for touch
- 2. The layer of skin that is composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
- 3. Most superficial, multiple layers of dead, scaly, keratinized cells
- 5. A change in the shape of a vein that occurs when internal temperature decreases
- 6. Thickest epidermal layer; spiky
- 7. Epidermal layer that contains stem cells, melanocytes, and tactile cells
- 8. The brown-black pigment of skin that fxns to protect underlying DNA from UV light
- 9. A change in the shape of a vein that occurs when heat is lost through the skin by evaporation
- 10. The main cell type of the epidermis; contains keratin