Unit 4: Tissue, Skin and Body Membranes Crossword
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1) Insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers.2) An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell.4) Oily secretions of sebaceous glands.5) Organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair).6) Epidermal gland that produces sweat.11) Clear, watery fluid secreted by cells of a serous membrane.12) Most numerous, important, and wide spread of the sweat glands, mostly on forehead, upper lip, palms, and soles, not hair follicles, regulate temperature.15) Make up 8% of the epidermal cells, producing pigment melanin that contributes to skin color. They function in absorbing damaging UV light. |
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3) Layer of skin deep to the epidermis; composed of dense irregular connective tissue.7) any of the smooth moist delicate membranes, such as the pleura or peritoneum, that line the closed cavities of the body and secrete a watery exudate8) Line the body cavities that open to the exterior including digestive tract, respiratory tract, and urogenital tract. Secretes mucus.9) The less numerous type of sweat gland; produces a secretion containing water, salts, proteins, and fatty acids.10) Glands that release their secretions through tube-like structures called ducts.13) The outermost layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.14) Pertaining to the Skin.16) Includes the cutaneous membrane, mucous membrane, and the serous membrane. Also called covering and lining membranes.17) Oil glands of the skin producing sebum.18) A protective secretion of the mucous membranes. |
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