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