Across
- 2. whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail
- 4. pocket-like fold of skin that holds the nail root and matrix
- 7. small portion of non-living skin extending around the base of the nail
- 8. part of the nail hidden under the mantle
- 10. living skin at the base of the nail plate; partially overlaps the lunula
- 12. fold of normal skin that surrounds the natural nail plate
- 14. thin layer of skin between the nail bed and the nail plate
Down
- 1. additional skin that overlaps onto the sides of the nail plate
- 3. translucent portion of the nail; nail body
- 5. also known as the lateral fold
- 6. part of the nail bed that extends below the nail root
- 8. slits or grooves on the sides of the nail that allow for growth
- 9. skin located between the free edge and the fingertip
- 11. portion of the skin that the nail plate rests upon as it grows
- 13. part of the nail plate that extends past the fingertip