STRUCTURE
The technical name for the nail is?
Onyx
what is visible nail area from the nail root to the free edge?
Nail plate
The nail is made up of ?
Hard keratin
The study of the structure f the nail is ?
Onychology
A pocket like structure that holds the root and the matrix?
Mantle
Nail growth originates in the?
Matrix
The nail is an ____ of the skin?
Apendage
What is the half-moon shaped at the base of the nail, which is the visible part of the matrix?
Lunula
How long on average does it take for a new finger nail to grow?
4-6 months
how many parts in the nail maid up of ?
13
What is the name for the live tissue at the base of the nail?
Eponychium
The thinness or thickness of the nail is determined by the rate of ______ in the matrix?
Cell production
The matrix contains?
What is the name for the living tissue that overlies the nail plate on the sides of the nail?
Paronychium
What part of the nail do keratinized cells go to as they are pushed outward from the nail root to create the nail plate ?
Eponychium