Q2-Nail Care-Module 3

The plate of keratin that lies on the tips of the fingers and toes is called _____________.

It is the part of the nail that is usually filed and shaped. It overlaps the hyponychium and an extension of the nail plate.

• matrix

• cuticle

• nail bed

• free edge

_________ is the process of destroying some, but not all micro-organisms.

It is the folds of the skin that overlaps the side of the nail. They protect the nail plate edges and hold your nail in place.

• lunula

• cuticle

• nail plate

• nail walls