This printable crossword puzzle has 26 clues. Answers range from 3 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
What is the outer covering of the body?
What is the second largest organ of the body
Human skin is most similar to ____ skin.
What does skin protect the body against?
What does damaged skin for
What can UV light cause on skin.
What is the outer layer of the skin called
How many layers of skin are there
The epidermis contains no _______________
Tatoo ink is held in the _________>
What makes skin have its color.
As a person gets older the skin gets ___________.
The skin acts as a ____________-resistand barrier.
Microorganism such as _____________ colonize the skin surface.
What is the branch of medicine that deals with the conditions of the skin?
Oily skin is caused by over-active ________________ glands.
What is localized damaged to the skin that usually occurs over a bony prominance as a result of presser or shearing
The __________ is a common sign of skin breakdown
Pressure ulcers occur due to pressure applied to soft tissue resulting in obstructed ____________
_____________ is damaging to the supervicial blood vessels directly under the skin -- occuring when two surfaces rub together.
___________________ is the separation of the skin from underlying
What can further exacerbate dooamage done by pressure , friction or shearing.
The most important care for a person at risk for pressure ulcers is the redistribution of ________________________.
What has been shown to decrease the risk of pressure ulcers.
_____________tissue should be removed in most pressure ulcers.
There is a much higher rate of pressure ulcers in _____________ patients.