State Board Review on Nail Structure

The natural nail is part of what system?

• muscular

• integumentary

• skeletal

• circulatory

The water content of the natural nail directly affects the nail's:

• length

• grooves

• flexibility

• color

The most visible and functional part of the nail unit is the:

• nail bed

• nail plate

• nail grooves

• nail mantle

The nail plate is constructed of how many layers of nail cells?

• 50

• 75

• 80

• 100

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 portion of living skin that supports the nail plate is the:

• nail root

• nail bed

• nail grooves

• nail matrix

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

• bed eponychium

• bed lunula

• nail mantle

• bed epithelium

The area of the nail where the nail plate cells are formed is the:

• mantle

• matrix

• lunula

• free edge

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

• ligament

• eponychium

• cuticle

• lunula

The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is the:

• eponychium

• mantle

• hyponychium

• matrix