As it grows, the _____ slides across the nail bed.

The nail plate is formed by the:

Which of the following may appear to be one solid piece, but is actually constructed of about 100 layers of nail cells?

The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is called the:

The portion of living skin that supports the nail plate is the nail:

Which part of the nail unit is richly supplied with blood vessels & nerves?

Karen is very nervous at her first job interview. Her hands are sweating so much that she thinks her fingernails are sweating. In reality, from which part of her nail unit is the sweat most likely arising?

Nail polish is applied to the:

The area of the nail where the nail plate cells are formed is the:

The dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is the:

The nail bed and matrix are attached to the underlying bone by:

The skin that overlaps the side of the nail is called the:

Normal, healthy nails grow in a variety of shapes, depending upon the shape of the:

A longer nail matrix produces a ______ nail plate.

Nail growth rates increase dramatically during:

The surface of a healthy natural nail should be:

Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate that are the result of major illness or injury are known as:

What is a nail condition in which blood clots form under the nail plate due to a small injury of the nail plate?

Which type of nail has a noticeably thin, white nail plate, & is more flexible than a normal nail?

When the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn, a ______ occurs.

Redness, pain, & swelling are best described as signs of a(n):

Melanocytes are:

Excessive use of ______ can cause onychorrhexis.

A highly curved nail plate often called "folded nail," caused by injury to the matrix or inherited, is a(n):

Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by:

Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries & allows small amounts of blood flow results in:

______ are always be positioned lengthwise in the direction of growth.

The disorder in which the edges of the nail plate curl around to form a sharp cone at the free edge is called:

Moriah has a nail deformity. The general term for her condition her condition is:

Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shredding of the natural nail plate is known as:

Which of the following is an infectious nail condition?

_____ refers to a fungal infection of the nail.

Which parasite, under some conditions, can cause infections to the feet and hands?

If a cosmetologist provides a service to a client with a fungal infection, it is ______ that the cosmetologist will get that infection from the client.

Discolorations of the nail plate from infections of the fingernails or toenails are usually the result of a:

Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate is called:

A friend shows you paperwork from a doctor stating that he has a tinea pedis. What is his condition?

______ may be caused by an allergic reaction of the nail bed.

Onychomadesis is the separation & falling off of a nail plate & can typically be traced to: