Nails Flashcards
0
Q
Nail plate
A
visible portion covering the fingertip
1
Q
nails
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composed of very thin and clear dead cells, densely packed together and filled with parallel fibers of hard keratin
2
Q
nail bed
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epidermis underlying most of the plate
3
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nail fold
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thickening of skin around margins of the plate
4
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free edge
A
part of plate extending beyond the nail bed at the tip of the finger
5
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nail matrix
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growth zone concealed beneath the skin at the proximal edge of the nail
