The Integumentary System

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Across
  1. 2. makes your skin stretchy, durable, and also contains blood vessels, glands, hair follicles, etc.
  2. 3. Undergoes mitosis to replace cells that are shed
  3. 5. Made of blood vessels, fat, nerves, and connective tissue
  4. 9. Contracts and pulls hair upward
  5. 10. Makes the skin durable
  6. 11. Helps activate the immune system
  7. 13. Contains clear, flattened, dead keratinocytes
  8. 15. Flattens keratinocytes
  9. 16. Contains melanin and Langerhans' cells for immunity
  10. 19. Contains capillaries that supply nutrients to the growing hair
  11. 20. Produces Melanin that protects from UV radiation
Down
  1. 1. The superficial thin layer that protects your internal organs
  2. 4. Helps regulate body temperature
  3. 6. Detects pressure
  4. 7. Senses touch
  5. 8. Produces keratin, which waterproofs the skin
  6. 12. Lubricates hair, keeps skin soft, and kills bacteria
  7. 14. Sensory receptors for touch
  8. 17. Outermost layer with 20-30 layers of dead cells
  9. 18. Makes the skin stretchy