WorksheetsNail Structure & Shapes
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
The plate of keratin that lies on the tips of the fingers and toes
Bone
Lunula
Nail
Skin
An overlapping epidermis around the nail
Cuticle
Free Edge
Lunula
Nail Bed
The tissue that encloses the nail matrix at the root of the nail
Nail Bed
Nail Fold
Nail Plate
Nail Wall
The only living reproducing part of the nail which is situated directly below the cuticle.
Cuticle
Free Edge
Matrix
Nail Bed
Pearly coloured and crescent shaped due to the cells being pushed closely together.
Cuticle
Free Edge
Lunula
Matrix
It is an extension of the nail plate that overlaps the hyponychium.
Cuticle
Free Edge
Lunula
Matrix
Visible nail that rests on the nail bed up to the free edge.
Nail Bed
Nail Plate
Nail Fold
Nail Wall
Folds of skin that overlap the sides of the nail which hold your nail in place and protect the nail plate edges.
Nail Bed
Nail Fold
Naid Plate
Nail Wall
A nail shape that is common among people with long, perfect nail beds.
Oval Nail
Rounded Nail
Stiletto
Squoval
Ideal for shorter nails, the nail is allowed to grow out straight at the sides for approximately 1.5 mm
Rounded Nails
Oval Nails
Stiletto
Square Nails
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.
Oval Nails
Rounded Nails
Stiletto
Square Nails
Step 1 in trimming or cutting nails is to prepare the types of (a) for this task.
After cutting your nails, use a (a) to smooth any rough and odd surface of newly trimmed nails.
Nail is a plate of (a) that lies on the tips of the fingers and toes.
What shape of nail that it shows in the picture?
(a)
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) .
