Nail Growth
The average rate of growth in fingernails for normal adults is....
1/10" per month
The Nail Bed has Sudoriferous (sweat) Glands
(True Or False)
False
Technical term for the natural nail
Onyx
The whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail
Lunula
The most visible and functional part of the nail unit
Nail Plate
Which nail on which finger grows the fastest?
The Middle Finger
The area where the nail plate cells are formed
Matrix
The water content of the nail is between ____ and ___ percent.
15% and 25%
The living skin at the base of the nail plate that covers the matrix
Eponychium
The end portion of the nail plate that reaches over the fingertip
Free Edge
If the matrix remains healthy, a fingernail lost through injury will be replaced in how many months?
4 to 6 months
Furrow on each side of the nail
Nail Groove
The hardened keratin structure covering the nail bed...
Nail plate
The blood vessels that provide nourishment for growth of the nail are found in the.....
Nail Bed
Dead tissue that tightly adheres to the natural nail plate
Cuticle
Which nail on which finger grows the slowest?
The Thumb
Nails grow faster in this season than any other
Summer
Water content directly affects the nail's:
Color, Thickness, Flexibility, or Length.
(pick one)
Flexibility
The tough bank of fibrous tissue that holds an organ in place consists of....
Ligaments
Skin that surrounds that nail plate
Nail Fold
A toenail lost through injury will be replaced in about how many months?
9 to 12 months
If the nail is abnormal in shape or form, it is called this
Nail Malformation
4. Cuticle, eponychium, perionychium, hyponychium, specialized ligaments, & nail folds.
The thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate to the nail bed
Bed Epithelium
The nail plate is constructed of approximately how many layers of nail cells?
100 cells