Across
- 3. area where the nail plate cells are formed; this are is composed of matrix cells that produce nail plate cells. contains nerves, lymph, and blood vessels to nourish matrix cells.
- 4. folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate. form the nail grooves, which are slits or furrows on the sidewall.
- 5. living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area. often confused with cuticle - cuticle is dead tissue and THIS is living tissue that grows up the nail plate
- 7. slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate. forms a barrier that prevents microorganisms from invading and infecting the nail bed
Down
- 1. the dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate. comes from the underside of skin that lies above the natural nail plate. tissue is incredibly sticky and difficult to remove from the nail plate
- 2. a hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the nail bed. it is the most visible and functional part of the nail unit. is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it much more easily than through normal skin of an equal thickness.
- 6. the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge. because it is richly supplied with blood vessel, it has a pinkish appearance from the lunula to the are just before the free edge of the nail.