Manicure 207 Flashcards

The nail is composed of layers of keratinized skin cells.

It provides a rich supply of blood and lymph vessels to keep the nail healthy, supplying nourishment and protection.

It protects the living nail bed of the fingers.

<p>It protects the fingertip and the hyponychium.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It protects the nail bed from infection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They keep the nail growing in a straight line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the growing area of the nail and produces new nail cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It protects the matrix from physical damage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lunula is the base of the nail that lies over the matrix, appearing as a white half-moon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It protects the matrix from infection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They protect the nail plate edges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a collective name given to the nail walls and the cuticle area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is an extension of the cuticle that protects the matrix from infection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are strong ridges from the cuticle to the free edge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Leuconychia refers to white spots on the nails.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the overgrowth of the nail in length or thickness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are furrows at right angles to the nail that indicate changes in growth rate due to illness or trauma.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It refers to bitten nails.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It refers to split or brittle nails.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It occurs when the cuticle splits around the nail and may become infected.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are nails that are curved over at the free edge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are nails that curve upwards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the separation of the nail plate from the nail bed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a curved nail that takes the shape of a ram's head.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It refers to the wasting away of the nail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the forwards growing cuticles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It refers to spoon-shaped nails.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a fungal infection of the nails, causing them to be thick, furrowed, and deformed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a condition characterized by red lesions occurring in patches, known as ringworm of the hands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a bacterial infection that causes redness, pain, and swelling around the nail and nail walls.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is an inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail plate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the condition of having ingrown nails.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It refers to the shedding or falling of the nails.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Capitate, Hamate, Trapezoid, Trapezium, Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stratum corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, basale.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Secretion, heat regulation, absorption, protection, excretion, sensation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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