The Integumentary System Crossword Puzzle

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  • 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.