The Integumentary System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• apocrine : the less numerous type of sweat gland; produces a secretion containing water, salts, proteins, and fatty acids.
• reticular layer : dense irregular connective tissues making up approx. 80% of dermis
• adipose cells : fat cells
• epithelial tissue : a primary tissue that covers the body surface, lines its internal cavities, and forms glands
• arrector pili : tiny, smooth muscles attached to hair follicles, contraction causes the hair to stand upright
• melanin : dark pigment formed by cells called melanocytes; imparts color to skin and hair
• papillary layer : loose areolar connective tissue of woven collagen and elastic with rich supply of blood vessels
• hair follicle : structure with outer and inner root sheaths extending from the epidermal surface into the dermis and from which new hair develops.
• epidermis : superficial layer of the skin; composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
• meissner's corpuscles : fine-touch receptors, light pressure, abundant in finger tips, you gather information about its shape, texture, and density, info your brain uses to identify the object
• dermis : layer of skin deep to the epidermis; composed of dense irregular tissue
• hypodermis : subcutaneous tissue just deep to the skin; consists of adipose plus some areolar connective tissue.