Identify Nail Structure and Shapes

The pearly colored and crescent shape at the base of the fingernail.

• Lunula

• Cuticle

• Free Edge

• Matrix

The overlapping epidermis around the nail.

• Lunula

• Cuticle

• Free Edge

• Matrix

The part of the nail that can be filed and shaped.

• Lunula

• Cuticle

• Free Edge

• Matrix

This is situated directly below the cuticle.

• Lunula

• Cuticle

• Free Edge

• Matrix

It is a visible nail that rest on the nail bed up to the free edge.

• Lunula

• Nail Plate

• Free Edge

• Matrix

The part of the nail where the nail plate rest on, also a continuation of the matrix.

• Nail Bed

• Nail Plate

• Free Edge

• Matrix

The folds of skin that overlap the sides of the nail.

• Nail Bed

• Nail Plate

• Nail Wall

• Matrix

The word nail comes from the greek word onyx.

• False

• True

Bite your fingernails because it can cause minor cut that may cause any infection.

• Dont

• Do

Always trim your nails with a clean and sanitized tool.

• Dont

• Do