CHAPTER 5 NAIL STRUCTURE GROWTH

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Across
  1. 1. The nail plate has approximately how many nail cell layers?
  2. 3. What is the visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin
  3. 6. The proximal nail fold is the entire flap of skin that covers what?
  4. 7. What helps guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows?
  5. 9. Angela is training to be a cosmetologist. While she is working on a client, her manager stops her because she’s about to clip too close to the eponychium. What might Angela have confused the eponychium for?
  6. 10. What color is NOT normal for a healthy nail?
Down
  1. 2. What part of the natural nail unit protects the tips of the fingers and toes?
  2. 4. The growth of the nail plate is affected by
  3. 5. The lateral nail fold is also known as
  4. 8. Which of the following is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place?