Ch.8: Nail Structure and Growth

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Across
  1. 4. a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.
  2. 5. the technical term for the natural nail.
  3. 6. the skin that surrounds the nail plate.
  4. 8. the dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate.
  5. 9. helps to guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows.
  6. 10. the area where the nail plate cells are formed.
Down
  1. 1. the hardened keratin plate that sits on top of the underlying nail bed.
  2. 2. the living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix.
  3. 3. the slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate.
  4. 4. the whitish half-moon shape underneath the base of the nail plate.
  5. 7. is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.