Chapter 8 Flashcards
The area under a healthy nail plate should appear:
A. bluish
B. reddish
C. pinkish
D. brownish
pinkish
The hard protective plate found at the ends of fingers and toes are:
A. nail grooves
B. natural nails
C. nail ends
D. mantles
natural nails
A main protein that is found in natural nails is:
A. water
B. keratin
C. cuticle
D. melanin
keratin
Nails are an appendage of the skin and are part of what body system?
A. digestive system
B. respiratory system
C. nervous system
D. integumentary system
integumentary system
A healthy nail is smooth, shiny and:
A. dark gray
B. translucent gray
C. bluish
D. translucent
translucent
The portion of the living skin on which the nail plate sits is the:
A. nail bed
B. cuticle
C. nail fold
D. ligament
nail bed
The nail bed is attached to the nail plate by a thin layer of tissue called the:
A. natural nail
B. free edge
C. bed epithelium
D. nail groove
bed epithelium
Nail cells are formed in what part of the nail structure?
A. matrix
B. mantle
C. cuticle
D. muscle
matrix
The nail plate is guided and helped along during its growth by a thin layer of tissue called:
A. matrix cells
B. bed epithelium
C. nail groove
D. nail enhancement
bed epithelium
The visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin is the:
A. cuticle
B. root
C. lunula
D. bulb
lunula
The most visible and functional part of the nail module is the:
A. nail plate
B. free edge
C. cuticle
D. lunula
nail plate
The nail plate is constructed of how many layers of nail cells?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 50
D. 100
100
The part of the plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is the:
A. free edge
B. manual edge
C. nail root
D. nail groove
free edge
The dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate is:
A. groove
B. matrix
C. cuticle
D. eponychium
cuticle
The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is the:
A. eponychium
B. hyponychium
C. cuticle
D. free edge
eponychium
The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies underneath the free edge of the nail plate is the:
A. hyponychium
B. cuticle
C. eponychium
D. nail fold
hyponychium
Tough bands of fibrous tissues that connect bones are:
A. arteries
B. ligaments
C. tendons
D. mantle
ligaments
The slits of furrows on the sides of the nail plate are:
A. artificial nails
B. natural nails
C. nail mantles
D. nail grooves
nail mantles
The length, width and curvature of nails are determined by the:
A. matrix shape
B. bed epithelium
C. groove shape
D. furrow shape
bed epithelium
In the normal adult, the average rate of nail growth is about:
A. 1/16 inch per month
B. 1/4 inch per month
C. 1 inch per year
D. 1/10 inch per month
1/16 inch per month
A healthy natural nail will continue to grow provided there is no damage to the:
A. cuticle
B. groove
C. matrix
D. edge
matrix
Replacement of the natural fingernail usually takes about:
A. 6 to 12 months
B. 4 to 6 months
C. 4 to 8 weeks
D. 2 to 8 months
4 to 6 months
What fingernail grows the fastest?
A. middle finger
B. thumb
C. toenails
D. damaged nails
middle finger
The nail has a water content between:
A. 10 and 15 percent
B. 1 and 5 percent
C. 20 and 45 percent
D. 15 and 25 percent
15 and 25 percent
The matrix continues to create new cells provided that:
A. it is conditioned with regular manicures
B. it receives nutrition and is kept healthy
C. it is attached to the free edge
D. it extends beyond the free edge
it receives nutrition and is kept healthy
