Skin Structure
The layer we see when we look at the skin
Stratum corneum
Bug bite
Wheal
In which season do nails grow the fastest?
Summer
White spots on the nail
Leukonychia
Canities
Grey hair
Clear, transparent layer
Stratum lucidum
Pink eye
Conjunctivitis
Growth is fastest on which nail
Middle finger
Folded nail
Plicatured nail
Pityriasis
Dandruff
Granular layer
Stratum granulosum
Absence of melanin pigment
Albinism
Visible part of the matrix
Lunula
Bitten nails
Onychophagy
Causes dandruff
Malassezia
Spiny layer
Stratum spinosum
Lentigines
Freckles
Tissue attaching the nail plate to the nail bed
Bed epithelium
Separation and falling off of the nail
Onychomadesis
Tinea pedis
Athlete’s foot
Basal cell layer
Stratum germanitivum
Verruca
Wart
Slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail
Hyponychium
Fungal infection of the nail
Onychomycosis
Pediculosis capitis
Head lice infestation