Nail Anatomy, Diseases and Disorders Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate
  2. 4. living skin around the nail plate splits or tears
  3. 7. nail __________ can beautify the bitten nail
  4. 8. the nail plate is the most ______ and functional of the nail
  5. 10. another name for the nail groove
  6. 11. hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the nail bed
  7. 13. attach the nail bed and martix bed to underlying bone
  8. 14. slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
  9. 16. area where the nail plate cells are formed
  10. 17. green, yellow, or black discoloration on a nail bed due to bacterial infection
  11. 19. dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
  12. 20. lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding
Down
  1. 1. if you cut deeply into the eponychium,it will____
  2. 2. living skin bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail
  3. 5. folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate
  4. 6. if a hangnail is ________, refer client to a physician
  5. 9. living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area
  6. 12. also known as bitten nails; the habit of chewing the nail or hardened, damged skin surrounding the nail plate
  7. 15. affects the surface of the natural nail plate causing tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
  8. 18. portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge