Nail and Nail Disorders

The pearly colored and crescent / half moon shaped that is due to the cells being pushed closely together

• Cuticle

• Nail plate

• Lunula

• Matrix

It is the only living reproducing part of nail and it is situated directly below the cuticle.

• Lunula

• Cuticle

• Matrix

• Nail plate

What is the portion of the skin which the nail rests?

• Matrix

• Nail plate

• Nail bed

• Cuticle

Which part of the nail protects the new keratin cells that are forming the nail and growing out from the matrix?

• Lunula

• Cuticle

• Matrix

• Nail plate

Discuss the process of nail growth and the role of the nail matrix.

• Nails grow from the cuticle, which pushes the nail forward.

• Nails grow from the nail bed, which provides nutrients.

• Nails grow from the nail matrix, where new cells are produced and keratinized.

• Nails grow from the lunula, which is the visible part of the nail root.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Label B,C,D,F on the diagram.

a

b

c

d

cuticle

lunula

nail bed

nail

It is the folds of the skin that overlap the sides of the nail. It holds your nail in place and protect the nail plate edges.

• Nail plate

• Nail walls

• Nail bed

• Nail matrix

What part of the nail is number 4?

• Nail bed

• Nail plate

• Free edge

• Nail matrix

What part of the nail is number 1?

• Nail bed

• Nail plate

• Free edge

• Nail matrix

What is the name of the tissue located beneath the distal/free edge of the nail?

• Pterygium

• Cuticle

• Hyponychium

• Eponychium