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WorksheetsHow your nails grow
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What do you call the root area of the nail?
Nail Plate
Nail Bed
Matrix
Hammer
What job(s) do your nails perform?
Protects from injuries
Scratching
Allows doctors to observe your health
Open heart surgery
Your nails are made of what material?
Pepsin
Actin
Trypsin
Keratin
The protein that is in your nails also makes up what other parts of your body?
Eyes
Hair
Teeth
Outer layer of skin
What is the name of the U-shaped layer of clear skin along the edge of your nail?
Cuticle
Nail Bed
Nail Plate
Lunula
The part of the nail that you can see is dead.
True
False
What is the term for the hard part of the nail that you can see?
Nail Bed
Nail Plate
Matrix
Hammer
What is the term for the pink area of skin under your nail?
Nail Bed
Nail Plate
Matrix
Hammer
It is important to clean under your nails and keep them short because what can be under them that is harmful?
Dirt
Bacteria
Viruses
Food
The LUNULA, the small whitish round shape at the base of your nail, gets its name from what object?
Star
Comet
Moon
Asteroid
