Name That Part!"
The visible part of the nail that rests on the nail bed.
What is the Nail Plate?
This part of the nail unit produces the nail plate cells.
What is the Matrix?
The portion of living skin that lies over the matrix and is often mistaken for the cuticle.
What is the eponychium?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
This acts like double sided sticky tape, holding the nail plate to the nail bed. (It sounds scientific because it is.)
What is bed epithilium?
This part seals the space between the nail plate and living skin to prevent infection.
What is the hyponychium?