Nail Structure

5. Thickened skin layer between the fingertip & the nail plate's free edge
7. Non living colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
10. The visible part of the matrix that resembles a half moon.
13. The nail bed, nail fold, eponychium, paronychium & hyponychium are collectively referred as this
15. The hardened keratin plate that sits on top of the nail bed
16. Contains nerves, lymph & blood vessels
19. Normal skin that folds around the nail plate

1. The entire skin flap covering the matrix
2. Attach the nail bed & matrix to the underlying bone
3. The living tissue that makes the cuticle
4. The time of year nails grow faster
6. Minimum months it takes for a fingernail to grow back
8. Living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows to the free edge
9. Skin overlapping the nail's side
11. Technical term for the natural nail
12. Minimum months it takes for a toe nail to grow back
14. Where the nail plate cells are formed & extends from under the nail fold at the nail plates base
17. The fiber-shaped protein found in hair, skin & nails
18. Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger