Growth
ANATOMY
ANATOMY 2
Disorders
Diseases
100
The rate of growth for an normal adult nail
What is 1/10" - 1/4"
100
The part of the nail plate at the end of a finger/toe
What is free edge
100
The living skin at the base of the nail plate
What is eponychium
100
ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by
What is uneven growth/age
100
Onychomadesis & onychia have this in common
What is total shedding of the nail
200
Which nail grows faster
What is the index finger
200
the portion of skin on which the nail plate rests
What is nail bed
200
Thickened layer of skin that lies under the free edge
What is hyponychium
200
Depressions running across the nail are are caused by
What is beau's lines
200
Bacteria that causes nail fungus
What is Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
300
Natural nails will grow provided
What is the matrix is healthy
300
the thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate to the nail bed
What is the bed epithelium
300
Fibrous tissue that connects nail bed & matrix to underlying bone
What is specialized ligaments
300
Whitish discoloration of the nail/white spots
What is leukonychia
300
severe inflammation in which a lump of red tissue grows on the nail bed
What is pyogenic granuloma
400
nail replacement takes how long
What is 4-6 months
400
The visible portion of the matrix
What is the lunula
400
the most functional part of the nail anatomy
What is nail plate
400
Splitting of the cuticle
What is agnail/hangnail
400
Tinea Pedis
What is athlete's foot
500
The nail that grows the slowest
What is thumb
500
The cuticular system has how many parts
What is 3
500
What are nail folds
What is folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate
500
A dark band within the nail plate from base- free edge
What is melanonychia
500
Oncholysis is the disease that causes
What is loosening w/o shedding
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