Chapter 9 Nail Growth/structure

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Across
  1. 2. ______ _______ _______ on the thumb is typically the slowest (3 words)
  2. 6. a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
  3. 7. take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced
  4. 9. _____ ______ dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate (2 words)
  5. 12. has a water content between 15 & 25%
  6. 13. __________ of a natural fingernail takes about 4-6 months
  7. 15. relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it (2 words)
  8. 16. designed for the eponychium, lateral sidewalks and hyponychium (2 words)
  9. 20. the portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge (2 words)
  10. 21. tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate and can be removed with gentle scraping
  11. 22. the area where the nail plate cells are formed
Down
  1. 1. slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
  2. 3. ________ _______ ________ can reflect the general health of the body (3 words)
  3. 4. _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words)
  4. 5. if the nail surface is shiny and smooth then it is ____________
  5. 8. _____ _______ thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and nail bed (2 words)
  6. 9. ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words)
  7. 10. the whitish half moon shape underneath the base of the nail
  8. 11. the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe (2 words)
  9. 14. are allowed to gently push back the eponychium
  10. 17. thicker than fingernails because the matrix is longer
  11. 18. the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail
  12. 19. the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area