Nails And Hair Flashcards
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Integumentary system also includes
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Hair and nails
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Fingernails and toenails are composed of
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Dead, scaly cells packed together and filled with fibers of hard keratin
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Nail plate
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Hard part of the nail
3
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Nail plate parts
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Free edge
Nail body
Nail root
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Free edge
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Overhanging the tip of the finger or toe
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Nail body
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Visible attached part of the nail
6
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Nail root
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Extends under the overlying skin
7
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Nail fold
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Skin above the nail
8
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Eponychium
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Cuticle
Dense layer of skin over the nail
9
Q
New cells are produced in the —–
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Nail root
10
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Lunula
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Visible part of the root
11
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Hair fibers have three layers starting from the outside
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Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla
