Milady Chapter 9 & 10

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

• protein

• adipose tissue

• matrix

• eponychium

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

• cuticle

• nail plate

• nail grooves

• mantle

The nail plate is formed by the:

• matrix cells

• cuticle

• mantle

• grooves

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

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

• cuticle aqrea

• nail body

• free edge

• extension

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

• root

• bed

• groove

• matrix

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

• Lunula

• Nail bed

• Nail folds

• Nail plate

Karen is very nervous at her first job interview. Her hands are sweating so much that she thinks her fingernails are sweating. In reality, from which part of her nail unit is the sweat most likely arising?

• Lunula

• Nail bed

• Nail folds

• Nail plate

Nail polish is applied to the:

• Lunula

• Nail bed

• Nail folds

• Nail plate

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

• extensions

• matrix

• lunula

• free edge