STRUCTURE OF NATURAL NAIL
NATURAL NAIL IS AN APPENDAGE OF THE SKIN AND PART OF THIS SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM?
MOST VISABLE & FUNCTIONAL PART OF THE NAIL
WHAT IS THE NAIL PLATE?
NAIL POLISH IS APPIED
WHAT IS THE NAIL PLATE?
NUMBER OF LAYERS NAIL PLATE IS CONTRUCTED OF
WHAT IS 100 LAYERS?
TOUGH, FIBROUS TISSUE CONNECTS BONE/ORGANS IN PLACE
WHAT IS A LIGAMENT?
HAPPENS TO THE NAILS AS WE AGE.
WHAT IS MATRIX SLOWS DOWN, GROOVES RUN DOWN THE LENGTH OF NAIL?
WATER CONTENT OF THE NATURAL NAIL
WHAT IS 15-25%?
HARDENED KERATIN PLATE, COVERS NAIL BED
WHAT IS THE NAIL PLATE?
FORMS THE NAIL PLATE
WHAT IS THE MATRIX?
LIGHTER COLOR OF LUNULA SHOWS....
WHAT IS THE TRUE COLOR OF THE MATRIX?
DEAD COLORLESS TISSUE, ATTACHED TO NATURAL NAIL PLATE
WHAT IS THE CUTICLE?
NAIL GROWS THE FASTEST, NAIL GROWS THE SLOWEST
WHAT ARE THE MIDDLE FINGER, AND THUMB?
ANOTHER NAME FOR A NATURAL NAIL
WHAT IS ONYX
EXTENDS OVER THE TIP OF FINGER/TOE
WHAT IS THE FREE EDGE?
TRUE OR FALSE....THE NAIL PLATE IS NOT POROUS.
WHAT IS FALSE?
THIN LAYER OF TISSUE, ATTACHES NAIL PLATE
WHAT IS THE BED EPITHELIUM?
NORMAL SKIN AROUND NAIL PLATE.
AKA...LATERAL NAIL FOLD.
WHAT ARE NAIL FOLDS & SIDEWALL?
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?
AFFECTS THE NAILS FLEXIBILITY
WHAT IS WATER CONTENT?
LIVING PORTION, SUPPORTS NAIL PLATE
WHAT IS THE NAIL BED?
TRUE OR FALSE....THE NAIL PLATE IS ONE SOLID PIECE.
WHAT IS TRUE?
REASON NAIL LOOKS PINKISH
WHAT IS SUPPLIED WITH BLOOD VESSELS?
LIVING SKIN, BASE OF NAIL PLATE, COVERS MATRIX
WAHT IS THE EPONYCHIUM?
4-6 MONTHS
9 MONTHS-1 YEAR
WHAT IS HOW LONG FOR REPLACEMENT NATURAL FINGERNAIL & TOENAIL?
THE NATURAL NAIL IS MADE OF THIS
WHAT IS KERATIN?
9 MAJOR PARTS OF THE NATURAL NAIL UNIT
WHAT ARE THE NAIL PLATE, NAIL BED, MATRIX, CUTICLE, EPONYCHIUM, PERIONYCHIUM, HYPONYCHIUM, SPECIALIZED LIGAMENTS, NAIL FOLDS?
WHITEISH, HALF MOON SHAPE UNDERNEATH BASE OF NAIL
WHAT IS THE LUNULA?
FINISH THE SENTENCE...THE NAIL PLATE SLIDES ACROSS THE.....
WHAT IS THE NAIL BED?
WHAT IS THE HYPONYCHIUM?
NAIL SHAPES ARE DETERMINED BY THE .....
WHAT IS THE MATRIX?