Nail Structure Pivot

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Across
  1. 6. Furrow on each side of the nail.
  2. 8. Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows towards the free edge.
  3. 9. Dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate.
  4. 10. Living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers that matrix area.
  5. 13. (PNF) entire flap of skin covering the matrix. extending from the edge of the visible nail plate to the first joint of the finger or toe
  6. 14. Visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; it is the whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail.
  7. 15. The area where the PNF meets the nail plate, this skin has been keratinized, and creates a barrier against harmful bacteria and chemicals. THIS PORTION IS LIVING TISSUE AND CANNOT BE CLICKED
  8. 16. Greek word which means fingernails or claws.
  9. 17. Band of fibrous tissue that attaches the nail bed and matrix to the underlying bone.
Down
  1. 1. Thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate to the nail bed.
  2. 2. Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
  3. 3. Glassy, grayish band at the point where the nail plate meets the hyponichium
  4. 4. Area composed of cells that produce the nail plate.
  5. 5. Hardened keratin structure that sits on and covers the natural nail bed. Functional part of the nail.
  6. 7. Perionychium. The tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail. AKA Sidewalls, AKA Perionychium
  7. 11. Slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate.
  8. 12. The study of nails