2022 Ch 9 Cos Nails 1

Another name for the actual nail

• Onyx

• Integumentary

• Nail bed

The nail is part of which body system?

• Digestive

• Skeletal

• Integumentary

The actual nail is made of a hard fiber-shaped _____________

• Skin

• Cuticle

• Protein

Which statement is true about the nail?

• It is more porous than skin

• It needs oxygen

• It is made of living cells

This structure appears to be pink in color and the nail rests on it.

• Matrix root

• Nail bed

• Lunula

The nail/nail plate is formed by this structure:

• Nail bed

• Mantle

• Matrix/ Matrix cells

How many layer of cells create the actual nail plate?

• 100

• 3

• 25

This part of the nail extends over the tip of the finger

• Nail body

• Nail extension

• Free edge

The layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate to then nail bed

• Bed epithelium

• Cuticle

• Nail fold

Which part of the nail unit is rich in blood vessels & nerves?

• Nail mantle

• Nail bed

• Nail plate