FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT NAIL STRUCTURE EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT NAIL STRUCTURE EXAM

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Question 1: Bed epithelium

Answer:

Thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed.

Question 2: ligament

Answer:

Tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.

Question 3: nail malformation

Answer:

when the nail is abnormal in shape or form

Question 4: nail plate

Answer:

Hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the natural nail bed. It is the most visible and functional part of the natural nail.

Question 5: matrix

Answer:

Area where the nail plate cells are formed; this area is composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate.

Question 6: free edge

Answer:

part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.

Question 7: nail bed

Answer:

Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.

Question 8: Cuticle

Answer:

Dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate.

Question 9: perionychium

Answer:

The tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail.

Question 10: lunula

Answer:

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.

Question 11: natural nail

Answer:

aka; onyx. The hard protective plate is composed mainly of keratin, the same fibrous protein found in skin and hair. The keratin in natural nails is harder than the keratin in skin or hair.

Question 12: Eponychium

Answer:

Living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area.

Question 13: nail folds

Answer:

folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate.

Question 14: nail groove

Answer:

furrow on each side of the nail

Question 15: hyponychium

Answer:

slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the natural nail plate.

Question 16: nail unit

Answer:

composed of several major parts of the fingernail including the nail plate, nail bed, matrix, cuticle, eponychium, hyponychium, specialized ligaments, and nail fold. Together all of these parts form the nail unit.

Question 17: sidewall

Answer:

aka; lateral nail fold. The fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.