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Exocrine:glands that ducts through which their secretion are carried to a body surface
Sebaceous:glands that empty their sebum secretion into hair follicles
Sebum:the oily secretion of sebaceous glands
Acne:disease of the skin; infection of the sebaceous glands
Sudoriferous:glands that produce saline solution called sweat
Endocrine:body system that includes internal organs that secrete hormones
Apocrine:the less numerous type of sweat glands. Its secretion contain water, salts, fatty acids, and proteins
Hairs:numerous of fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals
Matrix:produces the actual hair shaft as well as the inner and outer root sheaths
Hair papilla:small nipple like projection
Arrector pili:tiny, smooth muscles attached to hair follicles, when activated, they cause the hair to stand upright
Lunule:something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail
Hair follicle:small cavity in the epidermis and the corium of the skin, from which a hair develops
Cuticle:nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail
Nail folds:a fold of hard skin overlapping the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail
Nail bed:the dermis and epidermis under a fingernail or toenail
Nail matrix:the formative layer of cells at the base of the fingernail or toenail
Medulla:inner layer of the hair shaft
Cortex:comprised of fibres or strands that are toughly intertissued together
Seborrhea:an excessive discharge from the sebaceous glands
Blackhead:small bumps that appear on your skin due to clogged hair follicles
Whitehead:small pimple having a white or yellowish head
Eumelanin:a pigment containing melanin
Pheomelanin:highest levels of reddish pigment
Alopecia:baldness, condition of hair loss
Keratin:tough, insoluble protein found in tissues such as hairs, nails, and epidermis of the skin
Skin&Organs
Across:| 1. | small bumps that appear on your skin due to clogged hair follicles | | 3. | an excessive discharge from the sebaceous glands | | 4. | tough, insoluble protein found in tissues such as hairs, nails, and epidermis of the skin | | 6. | something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail | | 8. | the less numerous type of sweat glands. Its secretion contain water, salts, fatty acids, and proteins | | 10. | glands that ducts through which their secretion are carried to a body surface | | 12. | numerous of fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals | | 15. | small pimple having a white or yellowish head |
| | 19. | nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail | | 20. | tiny, smooth muscles attached to hair follicles, when activated, they cause the hair to stand upright | | 22. | a fold of hard skin overlapping the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail | | 23. | the oily secretion of sebaceous glands | | 24. | baldness, condition of hair loss | | 25. | the formative layer of cells at the base of the fingernail or toenail | | 26. | glands that produce saline solution called sweat |
| | Down:| 2. | small nipple like projection | | 5. | produces the actual hair shaft as well as the inner and outer root sheaths | | 7. | glands that empty their sebum secretion into hair follicles | | 9. | highest levels of reddish pigment | | 11. | the dermis and epidermis under a fingernail or toenail | | 13. | inner layer of the hair shaft |
| | 14. | body system that includes internal organs that secrete hormones | | 16. | small cavity in the epidermis and the corium of the skin, from which a hair develops | | 17. | disease of the skin; infection of the sebaceous glands | | 18. | comprised of fibres or strands that are toughly intertissued together | | 21. | a pigment containing melanin |
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Skin&Organs
Across:| 1. | small bumps that appear on your skin due to clogged hair follicles | | 3. | an excessive discharge from the sebaceous glands | | 4. | tough, insoluble protein found in tissues such as hairs, nails, and epidermis of the skin | | 6. | something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail | | 8. | the less numerous type of sweat glands. Its secretion contain water, salts, fatty acids, and proteins | | 10. | glands that ducts through which their secretion are carried to a body surface | | 12. | numerous of fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals | | 15. | small pimple having a white or yellowish head |
| | 19. | nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail | | 20. | tiny, smooth muscles attached to hair follicles, when activated, they cause the hair to stand upright | | 22. | a fold of hard skin overlapping the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail | | 23. | the oily secretion of sebaceous glands | | 24. | baldness, condition of hair loss | | 25. | the formative layer of cells at the base of the fingernail or toenail | | 26. | glands that produce saline solution called sweat |
| | Down:| 2. | small nipple like projection | | 5. | produces the actual hair shaft as well as the inner and outer root sheaths | | 7. | glands that empty their sebum secretion into hair follicles | | 9. | highest levels of reddish pigment | | 11. | the dermis and epidermis under a fingernail or toenail | | 13. | inner layer of the hair shaft |
| | 14. | body system that includes internal organs that secrete hormones | | 16. | small cavity in the epidermis and the corium of the skin, from which a hair develops | | 17. | disease of the skin; infection of the sebaceous glands | | 18. | comprised of fibres or strands that are toughly intertissued together | | 21. | a pigment containing melanin |
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