Cornell Notes Chapter 7: Hair and Nails
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What is the primary function of the nail plate?

  • To regulate body temperature
  • To protect the digits (correct)
  • To enhance sensations
  • To act as a tool
  • What is the composition of the nail plate?

  • Mainly made of collagen
  • Mainly made of keratin (correct)
  • Mainly made of calcium
  • Mainly made of melanin
  • What is the location of the hyponychium?

  • Medial to the nail plate
  • Lateral to the nail plate
  • Distal to the nail plate (correct)
  • Proximal to the nail plate
  • What is the function of the proximal nail fold?

    <p>To protect the nail matrix from trauma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What grows from the proximal nail bed and adheres to the nail plate?

    <p>Cuticle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the visible portion of the distal nail matrix?

    <p>Lunula</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the proximal nail matrix located?

    <p>Deep to the proximal nail fold and nail plate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the nail matrix?

    <p>To produce the nail plate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the location of the proximal nail matrix in relation to the distal interphalangeal joint?

    <p>About halfway between the distal interphalangeal joint and the proximal nail fold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nail bed attached to?

    <p>The ventral surface of the nail plate</p> Signup and view all the answers

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