Unit 4: Tissue, Skin and Body Membranes Crossword
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1) Organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair).3) Layer of skin deep to the epidermis; composed of dense irregular connective tissue.4) Includes the cutaneous membrane, mucous membrane, and the serous membrane. Also called covering and lining membranes.6) The less numerous type of sweat gland; produces a secretion containing water, salts, proteins, and fatty acids.8) Oil glands of the skin producing sebum.9) Oily secretions of sebaceous glands.10) Pertaining to the Skin.14) Make up 8% of the epidermal cells, producing pigment melanin that contributes to skin color. They function in absorbing damaging UV light.17) Insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers. |
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2) Epidermal gland that produces sweat.5) 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 exudate7) Glands that release their secretions through tube-like structures called ducts.11) A protective secretion of the mucous membranes.12) Line the body cavities that open to the exterior including digestive tract, respiratory tract, and urogenital tract. Secretes mucus.13) Clear, watery fluid secreted by cells of a serous membrane.15) Most numerous, important, and wide spread of the sweat glands, mostly on forehead, upper lip, palms, and soles, not hair follicles, regulate temperature.16) An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell.18) The outermost layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates. |
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