Nail Structure and Growth "Do Now"

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

• Cuticle area

• Nail body

• Free edge

• Extension

The dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is the:

• Ligament

• Eponychium

• Cuticle

• Lunula

What is the technical name for your fingernail?

• Onyx

• Onychia

• Matrix

• Epithelium

A normal, healthy nail surface____________.

• Is completely inflexible

• Has a spotted surface

• Is white and rough

• Is shiny and smooth

The _________is the whitish, half moon shape underneath the base of the nail.

• Sidewall

• Lunula

• Root

• Free edge