Ch.5 Nail Structure and Growth

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Across
  1. 2. Not part of the natural nail unit, composed of mainly keratin
  2. 3. group of people would have the fastest growing nails
  3. 5. What time of year do nail plates grow the fastest
  4. 8. part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
  5. 9. Visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin
  6. 11. nail grows the slowest
  7. 16. includes the tip to the first knuckle of the finger
Down
  1. 1. slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip
  2. 4. Helps guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows
  3. 6. the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  4. 7. what color is NOT normal for a healthy nail
  5. 10. fingernail that grows the fastest
  6. 12. Part of the natural nail unit protects the tips of the fingers and toes
  7. 13. The lateral nail fold also known as
  8. 14. The proximal nail fold is the entire flap of skin that covers what?
  9. 15. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones and holds an organ in place