Nail Anatomy
Diseases
Bones
Muscles
Decontamination
100
The fibrous cells that natural nails are made of.
What is Keratin?
100
A bacterial infection only effecting the tissue surrounding the natural nail plate.
What is Paronychia?
100
The bones of the fingers and toes.
What are phalanges?
100
The muscle in the palm of the hand that controls the little finger.
What is the Hypo-Thenar Eminence?
100
The first level or lowest level of decontamination.
What is sanitation?
200
The seal of the matrix.
What is the Eponychium?
200
A bacterial infection in, on or under the natural nail plate.
What is Onychia?
200
The largest bone in the human body?
What is the femur?
200
The muscles in the palm of the hand that control the middle three fingers.
What are the Mid-Palm Group?
200
This form of decontamination is not suitable for skin, hair or nails.
What is disinfection?
300
Seal of the nail bed located under the distal free edge of the natural nail.
What is the hyponychium?
300
White spots that appear randomly on natural nails.
What is Leukonychia?
300
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What is the number of bones in the human foot?
300
The muscle in the palm of the hand that controls the thumb.
What is the Thenar Eminence?
300
Total destruction of all living organisms on an object.
What is sterilization?
400
Where nail cells begin their life.
What is the matrix?
400
Lifting of the natural nail due to trauma or a previous fungal infection.
What is Onycholysis?
400
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What is the number of bones in the human hand?
400
The muscles that turn the hand to the palms up position.
What are the Supinators?
400
The length of time Accel TB remains on a surface for disinfection to take place.
What is 5 minutes.
500
The visible part of the matrix.
What is the lunula?
500
A highly contagious fungal infection that invades the nail bed from the hyponychium and lifts the natural nail off the nail bed.
What is Onychomychosis?
500
The anatomical term for the bones of the ankle.
What are tarsal bones?
500
The muscles that separate the fingers.
What are the Abductors?
500
The length of time implements must remain in CS20 for sterilization to take place.
What is 20 minutes.
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