Across
- 5. Live tissue at the base of the nail
- 7. Area of the nail which the nail body rests
- 8. Overlapping dead tissue, loose and pliable around the nail
- 9. Half-moon shape at the base of the nail
- 10. Attached to the matrix at the base of the nail
- 11. Active tissue that generates the cells
- 12. Folds of skin on either side of the nail groove
Down
- 1. Part of the nail that extends beyond the finger or toe
- 2. Tissue underneath the free edge of the nail
- 3. visible part of the nail
- 4. Tissue that overlies the nail plate on the sides of the nail
- 6. Tracks on either side of the nail that the nail moves on as it grows
- 11. Pocket-like structure, holds the root and matrix