Across
- 3. Cell shape that is tall and cylindrical.
- 5. The skin is also called the cutaneous membrane.
- 8. The outermost layer of the skin.
- 15. Modified cells containing secretory vesicles that produce large quantities of mucus.
- 17. Substance that gives hair and skin its color.
- 18. Gland that secretes its product into ducts.
- 19. Type of cell that can differentiate into a number of different cells.
- 23. Oily substance produced by sebaceous glands.
- 24. Inflammation of the skin characterized by itching and redness.
- 25. The most widespread and most varied of all the tissues.
- 26. The inner, deeper layer of the skin.
- 27. Flattened cells making up the skin’s outermost layer.
Down
- 1. Dense, cord-like tissues that attach muscles to bones.
- 2. Excessive hair loss.
- 4. Dense connective tissue band or sheet that binds organs and muscles together.
- 6. Gland that secretes its product directly into the bloodstream.
- 7. Tissue that lacks blood vessels and depends on underlying connective tissue for oxygen and nutrients.
- 9. Dead tissue resulting from a burn.
- 10. Key component of connective tissue.
- 11. Ear wax.
- 12. The body’s most abundant protein.
- 13. Cord-like tissues that attach bones to bones.
- 14. Cell shape that is flat and plate-like.
- 16. The outermost layer of the epidermis is called the stratum corneum.
- 20. Tissue that has multiple layers in which some cells don’t touch the basement membrane.
- 21. Tissue dominated by fat cells.
- 22. Groups of cells that perform a common function.
