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Nail Structure & Shapes

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The plate of keratin that lies on the tips of the fingers and toes

a)

Bone

b)

Lunula

c)

Nail

d)

Skin

2.

An overlapping epidermis around the nail

a)

Cuticle

b)

Free Edge

c)

Lunula

d)

Nail Bed

3.

The tissue that encloses the nail matrix at the root of the nail

a)

Nail Bed

b)

Nail Fold

c)

Nail Plate

d)

Nail Wall

4.

The only living reproducing part of the nail which is situated directly below the cuticle.

a)

Cuticle

b)

Free Edge

c)

Matrix

d)

Nail Bed

5.

Pearly coloured and crescent shaped due to the cells being pushed closely together.

a)

Cuticle

b)

Free Edge

c)

Lunula

d)

Matrix

6.

It is an extension of the nail plate that overlaps the hyponychium.

a)

Cuticle

b)

Free Edge

c)

Lunula

d)

Matrix

7.

Visible nail that rests on the nail bed up to the free edge.

a)

Nail Bed

b)

Nail Plate

c)

Nail Fold

d)

Nail Wall

8.

Folds of skin that overlap the sides of the nail which hold your nail in place and protect the nail plate edges.

a)

Nail Bed

b)

Nail Fold

c)

Naid Plate

d)

Nail Wall

9.

A nail shape that is common among people with long, perfect nail beds.

a)

Oval Nail

b)

Rounded Nail

c)

Stiletto

d)

Squoval

10.

Ideal for shorter nails, the nail is allowed to grow out straight at the sides for approximately 1.5 mm

a)

Rounded Nails

b)

Oval Nails

c)

Stiletto

d)

Square Nails

11.

The most famous among the nail shapes. It is created by allowing the nail to grow out straight and then filing the tip straight across at right angles with the rest of the nail plate.

a)

Oval Nails

b)

Rounded Nails

c)

Stiletto

d)

Square Nails

12.

Step 1 in trimming or cutting nails is to prepare the types of (a)   for this task.

13.

After cutting your nails, use a (a)   to smooth any rough and odd surface of newly trimmed nails.

14.

Nail is a plate of (a)   that lies on the tips of the fingers and toes.

15.

What shape of nail that it shows in the picture?

(a)  

16.

It is created by allowing the nail to grow out straight and then filing the tip straight across at right angles with the rest of the nail plate. This shape of nail is called (a)   .