NAIL ANATOMY

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Across
  1. 1. Tracks on either side of the nail that the nail moves and it grows
  2. 6. Folds of skin on either side of the nail groove
  3. 7. Area of the nail where the nail body rests
  4. 8. Live tissue at the base of the nail
  5. 11. Overlapping dead tissue that is loose and pliable around the nail
  6. 12. Attached to the matrix at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the mantle
Down
  1. 1. Visible nail area from the nail root to the free edge
  2. 2. Living tissue that overlies the nail plate on the sides of the nail
  3. 3. Part of the nail that extends beyond the finger and toe and protects the tips of the fingers and toes
  4. 4. Living tissue underneath the free edge of the nail
  5. 5. Active tissue that generates cells, which hadren as they move outward to form the nail plate
  6. 9. Pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix
  7. 10. Half-moon shape at the base of the nail