Cuts, Scrapes, Scabs, And Scars: Criss Cross

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Across

  • 3. The inner layer of living skin cells, beneath the epidermis
  • 5. A piece of wood or another material that becomes lodged in the skin
  • 6. A protein that acts as a glue and support for skin and other tissues
  • 8. Redness, heat, and swelling that develop when tissues are damaged
  • 9. A tiny blood cell that helps close up cuts
  • 11. A dangerous disease caused by bacteria that can grow quickly inside a puncture wound

Down

  • 1. A large, shallow wound in which part of the skin is rubbed off
  • 2. A wound that does not break the surface of the skin
  • 4. The outer layer of living skin cells
  • 7. The tiniest blood vessels, through which blood carries oxygen and food to the body's cells and takes away their waste products
  • 10. To invade and damage body tissue

Word Bank

bruise
capillaries
collagen
dermis
epidermis
infect
inflammation
platelet
scrape
splinter
tetanus