Chapter 9 - Nail Growth & Structure

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Across
  1. 3. living skin bordering the root and sides of nail
  2. 5. whitish, half-moon shape under the base of nail
  3. 7. part of the nail that extends past the fingetip
  4. 8. hardened kertain plate that sits on nail bed
  5. 10. also known as onyx
Down
  1. 1. the living skin at the base of the nail plate
  2. 2. aka the lateral nail fold
  3. 4. area where nail plate cells are formed
  4. 5. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones
  5. 6. helps guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows
  6. 9. dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail