Natural Nail
The hard protective plate is part of what system?
The Integumentary System
The area where nail plate cells are formed
Matrix
Folds of normal skin surround nail plate
Nail folds
Diagnosing or treating unhealthy nail
Outside scope of practice
Abnormal splitting or brittle nails appearing as a surface roughness
Onychorrhexis
Technical name for the natural nail unit?
The onyx
Portion of living skin that supports the nail plate
Nail bed
Entire flap of skin covering matrix
Proximal nail fold (PNF)
An unhealthy condition of the nail either hereditary or caused by injury
Nail disorders
Nail curvature of free edge. Can curl in upon itself or deformed on sidewall
Pincer nail OR Trumpet nail
Made up of parts including nail bed, matrix, cuticle, eponychium, hyponychium, ligaments and nail folds.
Natural nail unit
Hardened keratin plate that sits on top of nail bed
Nail plate
Thin layer of tissue attached to nail bed
Epithelium
Visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin or pus
Infected finger
Highly curved nail plate, may be inherited
Plicatured nail OR folded nail
Firm, flexible, shiny, slightly pink in color are all attributes to what?
Normal, healthy nail
No living, colorless tissue attached to nail plate
Cuticle
Slightly thickened layer of skin between fingertips and free edge
Hyponychium
Fairly common in African Americans or Asians. If found in Caucasians it could be indicator of disease
Melanonychia
Lengthwise grooves in plate, seen in aging
Ridged nail
What natural nails are mostly composed of?
Keratin
Living skin underneath pnf
Eponychium
Tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds organ in place
Specialized ligaments
Abnormal stretching of eponychium or hyponychium
Nail pterygium
Damage to capillaries under nail
Splinter hemorrhage