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Question 1

HYPONYCHIUM

Answer 1

PORTION OF THE SKIN BETWEEN THE FREE EDGE OF THE NAIL AND THE SKIN OF THE FINGERTIP

Question 2

NAIL WALL

Answer 2

FOLDS OF SKIN OVERLAPPING THE SIDES OF THE NAIL PLATE FOR PROTECTION

Question 3

NAIL PLATE

Answer 3

VISIBLE PORTION OF THE NAIL WHICH RESTS ON THE NAIL BED (COMMONLY CALLED THE FINGERNAIL)

Question 4

EPONYCHIUM

Answer 4

CUTICLE AT THE BASE OF THE NAIL

Question 5

CUTICLE

Answer 5

PROTECTS THE MATRIX FROM INFECTION

Question 6

MATRIX

Answer 6

ONLY LIVING, REPRODUCING PART OF THE NAIL

Question 7

LUNULA

Answer 7

CRESCENT SHAPED AREA WHERE THE MATRIX AND NAIL BED MEET

Question 8

FREE EDGE

Answer 8

EXTENDS BEYOND THE END OF THE SKIN OF THE FINGERTIP, PART OF THE NAIL THAT IS FILED

Question 9

PERIONYCHIUM

Answer 9

CUTICLES AT THE SIDES OF THE NAIL

Question 10

MANTLE

Answer 10

DEEP FOLD OF SKIN AT THE BASE OF THE NAIL BEFORE THE CUTICLE

Question 11

NAIL BED/GROOVE

Answer 11

PORTION OF THE FINGER WHERE THE NAIL PLATE RESTS. CONTAINS NERVES, LYMPHS, AND BLOOD VESSELS.