Chapter 9 Nail Growth/structure

123456789101112131415161718192021
Across
  1. 4. tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate and can be removed with gentle scraping
  2. 5. take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced
  3. 6. has a water content between 15 & 25%
  4. 7. relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it (2 words)
  5. 9. ________ _______ ________ can reflect the general health of the body (3 words)
  6. 12. _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words)
  7. 16. the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe (2 words)
  8. 17. the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area
  9. 18. a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
  10. 21. thicker than fingernails because the matrix is longer
Down
  1. 1. are allowed to gently push back the eponychium
  2. 2. the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail
  3. 3. __________ of a natural fingernail takes about 4-6 months
  4. 4. designed for the eponychium, lateral sidewalks and hyponychium (2 words)
  5. 8. _____ _______ thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and nail bed (2 words)
  6. 10. ______ _______ _______ on the thumb is typically the slowest (3 words)
  7. 11. ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words)
  8. 12. if the nail surface is shiny and smooth then it is ____________
  9. 13. the whitish half moon shape underneath the base of the nail
  10. 14. slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
  11. 15. _____ ______ dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate (2 words)
  12. 19. the area where the nail plate cells are formed
  13. 20. the portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge (2 words)