Across
- 1. Dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate. The tissure is sticky and difficult to remove from nail plate. It's job is to seal the space between the natural nail plate and living skin.
- 3. Slits or furrows on the sides of the sidewall.
- 4. Water content of a healthy nail.Water content directly affects the nail's flexibility.
- 7. Also known as lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.
- 9. Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.
- 10. Slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the natural nail plate.
- 12. fibrous protein found in the natural nail and is also found in skin and hair
- 13. Living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area.
- 15. Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
- 16. How many layers of nail cells make up the nail plate?
- 17. Also known as onyx; the hard protective plate is composed mainly of keratin, the same fibrous protein found in skin and hair. The keratin in natural nails is harder than the keratin in skin or hair.
Down
- 2. The natural nail is part of this system
- 5. nail growth is slower than all other nails
- 6. nail growth is faster than all other nails
- 8. Visisble part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; it is the whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail.
- 9. Hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the natural nail bed. It is the most visible and functional part of the natural nail unit.
- 11. Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate.
- 14. What forms the nail plate?