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Hair and Skin Puzzle
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Exocrine: glands that have ducts through which their secretions are carried to a body surface
Sebaceous: glands hat empty their sebum secretion into hair follicles.
Sebum: the oily secretion of sebaceous glands
Acne: inflammatory disease of the skin; infection of the sebaceous glands
Sudoriferous: the glands that produce a saline solution called sweat. This is the other name for them.
Eccrine: ductless glands that empty their hormonal products directly into the blood.
Apocrine: the less numerous type of sweat gland. Its secretions contain water, salts, fatty acids, and proteins.
Hairs: A very fine, thread-like strand growing from the skin.
Matrix: The thing that contains the cells that make the hair shaft.
hair papilla: The bottom part of the hair follicle that contains the matrix and blood supply.
Arrector pili: Tiny smooth muscles attached to hair follicles; when activated, they cause the hair to stand upright.
Lunule: The whitish mark at the base of the fingernail. It’s crescent shaped.
Hair follicle: the sheath of cells and connective tissue that surround the hair root.
Cuticle: the outer cellular layer of hair; the dead skin at the base of a fingernail
Nail folds: it protects the nail matrix.
Nail bed: the formative layer of cells underlying the fingernail or toenail.
Nail matrix: it is the root of the nail and produces keratin cells that push forward to make the nail.
Medulla: The innermost layer of hair
Cortex: The layer surrounding the medulla.
Seborrhea: excessive secretion of sebum
Blackhead: a plug of sebum in the hair follicle. It is darkened by oxidation.
Whitehead: a pale or white-topped pustule on the skin
Eumelanin: Any of a group of black or darkened pigments present in hair, skin, and eyes.
Pheomelanin: Yellow to red-brown pigments found in the hair, skin, and eays.
Alopecia: Hair loss or baldness
Keratin: fibrous structural proteins.
Hair and Skin Puzzle
Across:| 3. | excessive secretion of sebum | | 6. | ductless glands that empty their hormonal products directly into the blood. | | 7. | Tiny smooth muscles attached to hair follicles; when activated, they cause the hair to stand upright. | | 9. | The innermost layer of hair | | 10. | A very fine, thread-like strand growing from the skin. | | 11. | the outer cellular layer of hair; the dead skin at the base of a fingernail | | 13. | glands hat empty their sebum secretion into hair follicles. | | 14. | fibrous structural proteins. | | 16. | the less numerous type of sweat gland. Its secretions contain water, salts, fatty acids, and proteins. | | 20. | the oily secretion of sebaceous glands | | 22. | inflammatory disease of the skin; infection of the sebaceous glands | | 23. | it protects the nail matrix. | | 24. | The bottom part of the hair follicle that contains the matrix and blood supply. | | 25. | it is the root of the nail and produces keratin cells that push forward to make the nail. | | 26. | Hair loss or baldness |
| | Down:| 1. | Yellow to red-brown pigments found in the hair, skin, and eays. | | 2. | The layer surrounding the medulla. | | 4. | the sheath of cells and connective tissue that surround the hair root. | | 5. | a pale or white-topped pustule on the skin | | 8. | the glands that produce a saline solution called sweat. This is the other name for them. | | 12. | The thing that contains the cells that make the hair shaft. | | 15. | the formative layer of cells underlying the fingernail or toenail. | | 17. | a plug of sebum in the hair follicle. It is darkened by oxidation. | | 18. | Any of a group of black or darkened pigments present in hair, skin, and eyes. | | 19. | The whitish mark at the base of the fingernail. It’s crescent shaped. | | 21. | glands that have ducts through which their secretions are carried to a body surface |
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Hair and Skin Puzzle
Across:| 3. | excessive secretion of sebum | | 6. | ductless glands that empty their hormonal products directly into the blood. | | 7. | Tiny smooth muscles attached to hair follicles; when activated, they cause the hair to stand upright. | | 9. | The innermost layer of hair | | 10. | A very fine, thread-like strand growing from the skin. | | 11. | the outer cellular layer of hair; the dead skin at the base of a fingernail | | 13. | glands hat empty their sebum secretion into hair follicles. | | 14. | fibrous structural proteins. | | 16. | the less numerous type of sweat gland. Its secretions contain water, salts, fatty acids, and proteins. | | 20. | the oily secretion of sebaceous glands | | 22. | inflammatory disease of the skin; infection of the sebaceous glands | | 23. | it protects the nail matrix. | | 24. | The bottom part of the hair follicle that contains the matrix and blood supply. | | 25. | it is the root of the nail and produces keratin cells that push forward to make the nail. | | 26. | Hair loss or baldness |
| | Down:| 1. | Yellow to red-brown pigments found in the hair, skin, and eays. | | 2. | The layer surrounding the medulla. | | 4. | the sheath of cells and connective tissue that surround the hair root. | | 5. | a pale or white-topped pustule on the skin | | 8. | the glands that produce a saline solution called sweat. This is the other name for them. | | 12. | The thing that contains the cells that make the hair shaft. | | 15. | the formative layer of cells underlying the fingernail or toenail. | | 17. | a plug of sebum in the hair follicle. It is darkened by oxidation. | | 18. | Any of a group of black or darkened pigments present in hair, skin, and eyes. | | 19. | The whitish mark at the base of the fingernail. It’s crescent shaped. | | 21. | glands that have ducts through which their secretions are carried to a body surface |
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