Nail Structure

The natural nail is part of what?

• muscular
• integumentary
• skeletal
• protective

The most visible and functional part of the nail unit is the;

• nail bed
• nail plate
• nail grooves
• nail mantle

The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is called the;

• cuticle area
• nail body
• free edge
• extension

The portion of living skin that supports the nail plate is the

• nail root
• nail bed
• nail groove
• nail matrix

The nail bed contain s many nerves and is attached to the nail plate with a thin layer of tissue called the;

• bed eponychium
• bed lunula
• nail mantle
• bed epithelium

The area of the nail where the nail plate cells are formed is the;

• extension
• matrix
• lunula
• free edge

The dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is the;

• ligament
• eponychium
•  cuticle
• lunula

The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is the;

• eponychium
• hyponychium
• free edge
• bed epithelium

The slightly thickened layer of the skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate is the;

• eponychium
• mantle
• hyponychium
• matrix

Normal healthy nails grow in a variety of shapes depending upon the shape of the;

• fingers
• eponychium
• matrix
• free edge