Across
- 4. Pus-filled sacs such as those seen with acne or pimples
- 5. When blood vessels get larger to allow heat to escape skin
- 9. The outermost layer of skin
- 11. Covers all body surfaces except the palms and soles
- 12. Reddish-brown color found in freckles
- 14. Also known as sweat glands
- 15. Specialized skin cells that produce melanin
- 17. Hollow tube that each hair root grows in
- 18. When sweat interacts with bacteria on the skin
- 19. Flat spots on the skin, such as freckles
- 24. Innermost layer of skin
- 26. When blood vessels narrow to help retain heat inside body
- 27. Bluish discoloration of the skin
- 28. Areas of dried pus and blood, commonly called scabs
- 29. Also called corium or "true skin"
Down
- 1. Yellow discoloration of the skin
- 2. A closed sac with a distinct membrane
- 3. Itchy, elevated, irregular shaped areas, such as hives
- 6. Medical word for baldness
- 7. The process of removing excess water from the body
- 8. Disease causing a progressive loss of melanocytes
- 10. Dead,keratinized cells that protect the fingers and toes
- 13. Medication on sticky patches that absorb through the skin
- 16. Black and Blue marks
- 20. Absence of color
- 21. Deep loss of skin surface that may extend into the dermis
- 22. Oil glands that open onto hair follicles
- 23. Blisters, or fluid-filled sacs, such as chickenpox
- 25. Organ that covers the body