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Anatomy of the Nail

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The end portion of the nail plate that reaches over the fingertip is called the _________.

a)

free edge

b)

nail root

c)

nail extension

d)

epinychium

2.

The whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail is known as the __________.

a)

free edge

b)

bed epithelium

c)

eponychium

d)

lunula

3.

The area where the nail is formed is known as the __________.

a)

nail bed

b)

epinychium

c)

matrix

d)

hyponychium

4.

The slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the natural nail plate is the __________.

a)

eponychium

b)

perionychium

c)

hyponychium

d)

bed epithelium

5.

This tough protein is found in hair and nails for structural stability.

a)

melanin

b)

sebum

c)

keratin

d)

Merkle cells

6.
The living skin (also a cuticle) that is found at the base of the nail plate. 
a)
Ligament
b)
Hyponychium 
c)
Matrix 
d)
Eponychium 
7.

D

a)

nail plate

b)

lunule

c)

eponychium

d)

hyponychium

8.

Hyponychium

a)

J

b)

B

c)

F

d)

K

9.

Eponychium

a)

C

b)

D

c)

F

d)

J

10.

C

a)

eponychium

b)

free edge

c)

hyponychium

d)

matrix

11.

Matrix

a)

I

b)

H

c)

G

d)

K