STRUCTURE OF NATURAL NAIL
NAIL ANATOMY
NAIL ANATOMY 2
NAIL ANATOMY 3
NAIL ANATOMY 4
NAIL GROWTH
100

NATURAL NAIL IS AN APPENDAGE OF THE SKIN AND PART OF THIS SYSTEM

WHAT IS THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM?

100

MOST VISABLE  & FUNCTIONAL PART OF THE NAIL

WHAT IS THE NAIL PLATE?

100

NAIL POLISH IS APPIED

WHAT IS THE NAIL PLATE?

100

NUMBER OF LAYERS NAIL PLATE IS CONTRUCTED OF

WHAT IS 100 LAYERS?

100

TOUGH, FIBROUS TISSUE CONNECTS BONE/ORGANS IN PLACE

WHAT IS A LIGAMENT?

100

HAPPENS TO THE NAILS AS WE AGE.

WHAT IS MATRIX SLOWS DOWN, GROOVES RUN DOWN THE LENGTH OF NAIL?

200

WATER CONTENT OF THE NATURAL NAIL

WHAT IS 15-25%?

200

HARDENED KERATIN PLATE, COVERS NAIL BED

WHAT IS THE  NAIL PLATE?

200

FORMS THE NAIL PLATE

WHAT IS THE MATRIX?

200

LIGHTER COLOR OF LUNULA SHOWS....

WHAT IS THE TRUE COLOR OF THE MATRIX?

200

DEAD COLORLESS TISSUE, ATTACHED TO NATURAL NAIL PLATE

WHAT IS THE CUTICLE?

200

NAIL GROWS THE FASTEST, NAIL GROWS THE SLOWEST

WHAT ARE THE MIDDLE FINGER, AND THUMB?

300

ANOTHER NAME FOR A NATURAL NAIL

WHAT IS ONYX

300

EXTENDS OVER THE TIP OF FINGER/TOE

WHAT IS THE FREE EDGE?

300

TRUE OR FALSE....THE NAIL PLATE IS NOT POROUS.

WHAT IS FALSE?

300

THIN LAYER OF TISSUE, ATTACHES NAIL PLATE

WHAT IS THE BED EPITHELIUM?

300

NORMAL SKIN AROUND NAIL PLATE.

AKA...LATERAL NAIL FOLD.

WHAT ARE NAIL FOLDS & SIDEWALL?

300

AVERAGE GROWTH RATE OF NAIL.

NAIL GROWTH INCREASES DUING THIS TIME.

WHAT IS 1/10-1/8 (2.5 MM-3 MM) PER MONTH, & DURING LAST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY?

400

AFFECTS THE NAILS FLEXIBILITY

WHAT IS WATER CONTENT?

400

LIVING PORTION, SUPPORTS NAIL PLATE

WHAT IS THE NAIL BED?

400

TRUE OR FALSE....THE NAIL PLATE IS ONE SOLID PIECE.

WHAT IS TRUE?

400

REASON NAIL LOOKS PINKISH

WHAT IS SUPPLIED WITH BLOOD VESSELS?

400

LIVING SKIN, BASE OF NAIL PLATE, COVERS MATRIX

WAHT IS THE EPONYCHIUM?

400

4-6 MONTHS

9 MONTHS-1 YEAR

WHAT IS HOW LONG FOR REPLACEMENT NATURAL FINGERNAIL & TOENAIL?

500

THE NATURAL NAIL IS MADE OF THIS

WHAT IS KERATIN?

500

9 MAJOR PARTS OF THE NATURAL NAIL UNIT

WHAT ARE THE NAIL PLATE, NAIL BED, MATRIX, CUTICLE, EPONYCHIUM, PERIONYCHIUM, HYPONYCHIUM, SPECIALIZED LIGAMENTS, NAIL FOLDS?

500

WHITEISH, HALF MOON SHAPE UNDERNEATH BASE OF NAIL

WHAT IS THE LUNULA?

500

FINISH THE SENTENCE...THE NAIL PLATE SLIDES ACROSS THE.....

WHAT IS THE NAIL BED?

500
SLIGHTLY THICKENED SKIN, BETWEEN FINGERTIP & FREE EDGE

WHAT IS THE HYPONYCHIUM?

500

NAIL SHAPES ARE DETERMINED BY THE .....

WHAT IS THE MATRIX?

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