Manicure Anatomy muscles and nail structure

What is the visible, hard part of the nail that sits on top of the finger or toe called?

• Nail Bed

• Nail Plate

• Cuticle

• Lunula

Which part of the nail is responsible for its pinkish colour due to the presence of many blood vessels?

• Nail Plate

• Nail Bed

• Eponychium

• Hyponychium

What is the function of the cuticle in nail anatomy?

• It supports nail growth

• It protects the new nail from bacteria

• It provides the nail with its pinkish colour

• It is where nail growth starts

Which muscle is responsible for wrist flexion and abduction towards the thumb?

• Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

• Extensor Carpi Radialis

• Flexor Carpi Radialis

• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

What is the white, half-moon shape at the base of the nail plate called?

• Matrix

• Lunula

• Eponychium

• Hyponychium

Where does nail growth start?

• Nail Plate

• Nail Bed

• Matrix

• Cuticle

Which muscle extends and adducts the wrist towards the little finger?

• Flexor Carpi Radialis

• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

• Extensor Carpi Radialis

• Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

What is the average growth rate of a nail per month?

• 1 mm

• 2 mm

• 3 mm

• 4 mm

Which part of the nail is clipped or filed?

• Nail Plate

• Free Edge

• Nail Bed

• Cuticle

Which muscle is located on the back side of the forearm along the ulna bone?

• Extensor Carpi Radialis

• Flexor Digitorum

• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

• Supinator Radii Brevis