nails Flashcards
1
Q
free edge
A
overhangs finger
2
Q
nail body
A
visible attached part
3
Q
nail root
A
tucked under cuticle
4
Q
lateral nail fold
A
sides of finger holding nail in place
5
Q
proximal nail fold
A
forms cuticle (eponychium)
6
Q
nail groove
A
divot where fold meets plate (lateral)
7
Q
nail bed
A
skin underneath nail plate that (vascularity)
8
Q
nail matrix
A
enables continuous growth underneath cuticle
9
Q
lunule
A
white part at base of nail
10
Q
hyponychium
A
thickened skin underneath free edge of nail
11
Q
A
