This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Anatomy has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 11 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
How many parts is the nail structure divided into?
What are the nails made of?
The part of the nail which sits on and covers the nail bed.
Dead, useless tissue attached to the bottom of the nail plate.
The part of the nail that extends over the finger which helps to protect the hyponychium.
What is the half-moon shape at the base of the nail?
These help the nails to grow upward and straight.
The place where new cells are created which push old skin cells out of the way to create the nail.
Roughly how long does it take for the finger nail to grow from the matrix to the free edge?
What is the cuticle also known as?
How long does it take for the toenails to be fully replaced?
What is the piece of skin that hangs off the side of the finger and hurts to try and remove it?
The area which the nail plate sits over.
What is the area of thickened skin below the free edge of the nail known as?
What do you call a nail which grows back into the skin causing pain and sometimes infection?
What is the technical term for the natural nail?
What are white spots or lines found on the nails called?
The free edge of the nail is used to create...?
How many layers make up the nail plate?
What is the germinal matrix also known as?