Nail Quiz Flashcards
Additional or excessive skin that overlaps onto the sides of the nail plate.
Perionychium
Another name for bitten nails.
Onychopagy
Trams to the nail causing dark purplish discoloration under the nail
Bruised nail
Eggshell nails are more ______ than normal
Flexible
The nail bed supports the ______ as it grows.
Nail plate
Forward growth of living skin that adheres to the nail plate.
Nail pterygium
A noninfectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail, making the surface appear pitted or rough.
Nail psoriasis
The part of the nail shaped like a half moon.
Lunula
The part of the nail plate that extends beyond the fingertips.
Free edge
A dark band or stipe on the nail due to excess melanin.
Melanonyccnia
Skin between the free edge and the fingertips of the natural nail.
Hyponycnium
Whitish discoloration of the nails caused by injury, also known as white spots.
Leukonychia
Another name for ingrown toe nail.
Onychoryptosis
The _____ is a small portion of non living skin around the base of the nail.
Cuticle
The thin layer of the skin cells between the nail plate and nail bed.
Bed epithelium
