WorksheetsANATOMY OF NAIL QUIZ
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
This is where new nail plate cells are created and as these new cells are created, older cells are pushed forward and the nail plate grows.
Hyponychium
Matrix
Nail Plate
Cuticle
This is the part of the finger underneath the nail plate.
Nail Bed
Lunula
Free Edge
Matrix
The skin on both sides of the nail plate.
Nail Groove
Nail Bed
Free Edge
Nail Wall
These are the __________ on the skin at the sides of the free edge, and the nail follows them as a guideline when it grows
Nail
Nail Groove
Cuticle
Lunula
This skin line is where the nail plate separates from the nail bed.
Nail Groove
Nail Wall
Eponychium
Hyponychium
When the nail plate extends beyond the hyponychium, this becomes the ________
Free Edge
Lunula
Nail Bed
Nail Groove
This is the visible part of the nail that sits on top of the nail bed
Lunula
Eponychium
Hyponychium
Nail Plate
The ______is located at the end of the nail that is closest to the skin of the finger, but it still lies under the nail
Cuticle
Matrix
Lunula
Mantle
The _______ is a layer of clear skin located along the bottom edge of your finger or toe, which is called the nail bed.
Mantle
Cuticle
Nail Wall
Eponychium
The skin covers the matrix and the base of the nail plate
Lunula
Hyponychium
Mantle
Matrix
