nail tecjnology chpt 4 the natural nail

The natural nail unit consists of the finger from the fingertip to the second knuckle

• True

• False

The natural nail is made up of several major parts, including the nail bed,matrix,and the nail plate

• True

• False

The natural nail itself is technically referred to as the matrix

• True

• False

A healthy nail should be whitish and opaque in appearance

• True

• False

The onyx is composed mainly of keratin

• True

• False

The thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail bed to the nail plate is called the

• Cuticle

• Eponychium

• Hyponychium

• Sidewall

• Bed epithelium

There are approximately _____(or fewer) layers of nail cells

• 50

• 25

• 30

• 45

The ________is the living skin underneath the proximal nail fold at the base of the plate

• Eponychium

• Cuticle

• Hyponychium

• Proximal

The ligaments in the fingers ______to the nail bed and matrix bed are tough bands of _____ tissue

• Matrix

• Bones

• Proximal

• Fibrous

The skin surrounding the nail plate folds in towards the nail ______ on either side

• Nail bed

• Sidewall

• Nail plate

• Groove