RB CH 05: Nail Structure and Growth

The appearance of the nails is said to reflect the (a)   of the body.

• general health

• height

• age

• weight

The surface of a normal, healthy nail (a)   .

• is spotted

• has hollows

• has no grooves

• is rough

The natural nail is composed mainly of the same fiber protein found (a)   .

• neurons

• the lining of the stomach

• blood

• hair

A normal healthy nail is (a)   .

• Healthy

• Unhealthy

• Infected

• Normal

The area under the nail plate typically has a (a)   appearance in the area that extends from the lunula to the area just before the free edge of the nail.

• whitish

• grayish

• bluish

• pinkish

The nail plate (a)   .

• sits on the free edge

• is the lunula

• slowly slides across the nail bed as it grows

• sits on the nail matrix

The nail plate is constructed of about (a)   layers of nail cells.

• 1

• 50

• 10

• 100

The (a)   is the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.

• nail unit

• nail fold

• nail groove

• nail bed

The lunula is the visible part of the (a)   .

• ligament

• cuticle

• matrix

• free edge

Which of the following attaches the nail bed to the nail plate?

• bed epithelium

• eponychium

• hyponychium

• matrix