The Integumentary System Crossword

Provides a waterproof barrier for the body and provides our skin tone
Gives the skin flexibility and strength
Functions as insulation and padding for the body
Collects sweat and protects from the sun’s UV rays. Also protects from particles of debris from foreign objects that could harm the body
Protects the tips of your fingers and toes
Waterproofs and lubricates the skin with a substance called sebum
a dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye in people and animals. It is responsible for tanning of skin exposed to sunlight
the sheath of cells and connective tissue that surrounds the root of a hair
the protein that protects epithelial cells from damage or stress
a tumor of melanin-forming cells, typically a malignant tumor associated with skin cancer
the main structural protein in the extracellular space in the various connective tissues
is a highly elastic protein in connective tissue and allows many tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting
a condition of the skin in which it becomes red, swollen, and sore, sometimes with small blisters, resulting from direct irritation of the skin by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it
Highly contagious skin infection that causes red sores on the face
Hair loss, from the scalp or elsewhere