Tle long test Flashcards
Half moon or crust and shape found at the base of the nail where the matrix connects with the nail bed
Lunula
Is visible nail that rest on the nail bed up to the free edge
Nail plate
Beginning of the nail at the base and embedded underneath the skin
Nail roots
And portion of the nail plate which extend beyond the fingertips it is shaped during manicure
Free edge
The only living reproducing part of the nail this is situated directly below the cuticle contains blood vessels and nerves
Nail matrix
The part of the nail where the nail plate rest on
Nail bed
Portion of the skin under the free edge of the nail
Hyponichium
Are slits or trucks in the skin at the side of the upon which the nail moves as it grow
Nail grooves
Cuticle extension at the base of the nail body which monthly overlaps the lunola
Eponychium
Deep fold of the skin in which the nail root is embedded
Mantle
The overlapping epidermis around the nail it is the transparent skin which is called
Cuticle