Nail Structure and Growth

Front

The natural nail is part of what system?

Back

Integumentary

Front

The natural nail is composed mainly of a hard, fiber-shaped _____?

Back

protein

Front

Which statement is true of the nail plate? It requires oxygen., It is made of living cells., It is more porous than normal skin of equal thickness., It is rigid and impermeable.

Back

It is more porous than normal skin of equal thickness.

Front

As it grows, the _____ slides across the nail bed.

Back

nail plate

Front

The nail plate is formed by the _____.

Back

matrix cells

Front

Which of the following may appear to be one solid piece, but is actually constructed of about 100 layers of nail cells?
Lunula, Nail bed, Nail folds, Nail plate

Back

Nail plate

Front

The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is called the _____?

Back

free edge

Front

The portion of living skin that supports the nail plate is the nail _____?

Back

bed

Front

Which part of the nail unit is richly supplied with blood vessels and with nerves?

Back

Nail bed

Front

The nail bed contains many nerves and is attached to the nail plate with a thin layer of tissue called the _____?

Back

bed epithelium