Nail Structure

The natural nail is a hard, protective plate made up of a protein called?

• keratin
• melanin

The area under a healthy nail plate should appear?

• pinkish
• reddish

Nails are an appendage of the skin and are part of what body system?

• respiratory system
• integumentary system

Nail cells are from what part of the nail structure?

• mantle
• matrix

The nail bed is attached to the nail plate by a thin layer of tissue called the?

• natural nail
• bed epithelium

In an adult, the nail grows at an average of ____inch per month.

• 1/16
• 1/10

The slits or furrows on the sides of the nail on which it moves as it grows is called the?

• nail groove
• nail fold

The matirx is composed of matrix cells that produce the nail?

• lunula
• plate

Toenails take ----- months to a year to be fully replaced.

• 6
• 9

The appearance of the nails can reflect the general health of the body.

• true
• false