Nail Structure
The technical term for the nail is:
Onyx
The nail plate is constructed of approximately how many layers of nail cell?
100
The natural nail is located at the end of the finger or toe. It is an appendage of the skin and is part of the _____________________________ system
integumentary system
True or False?
Toenails are also thicker
and harder than fingernails please explain your answer
True.
because the toenail matrix is longer than the
fingernail matrix
The tough bank of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place consists of:
ligaments
The _____________ are folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate.
nail folds
The _______ is the area where the nail plate cells are
formed;
matrix
The natural nail unit is composed of several major parts, including the
nail plate, nail bed, matrix, nail cuticle,___________
,____________
specialized ligaments, and nail folds.
eponychium, hyponychium,
Ordinarily, replacement of a
natural fingernail takes about ______ to _____ months.
four to six months.
A healthy nail whitish and _____________ in appearance, with the pinkish color of the nail
bed showing through.
translucent
nail body or plate
slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate.
hyponychium
The visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin is called the ___________________
lunula
Toenails take about _________
months to ________ to be fully replaced.
9 months to one year
The ________ helps
guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows
The bed epithelium helps
guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows
bed epithelium
Another term for nail fold is:
Side Wall
nail fold
The thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail bed to the nail plate is the:
bed epithelium
The _________________ is the dead, colorless tissue
attached to the natural nail plate.
nail cuticle
True or False
Cosmetologist are able to cut the eponychium
False
These folds form the ___________________ which are the slits or furrows
nail grooves
The dead tissue that tightly adheres to the natural nail plate is the:
cuticle
The extension of the cuticle at the base of the nail body which partly overlaps the lunula is called the:
eponychium
True or false Pregnancy dramatically affects
nail growth please explain your answers
true
Pregnancy dramatically affects
nail growth because of hormonal changes in the body.
the end portion of the nail plate that reaches over the fingertip is called the:
free edge