COPY: Milady Chapter 9 Nail Structure & Growth

Thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed.

Living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area.

Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.

<p>Slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the natural nail plate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; it is the whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Slits or furrows on the sides of the sidewall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the natural nail bed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Also known as onyx; the hard protective plate composed mainly of keratin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Composed of the nail plate, nail bed, matrix cuticle, eponychium, hyponychium, specialized ligaments, and nail fold.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Also known as lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nail plates</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nail beds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Firm, flexible, shiny surface, smooth, and unspotted with no wavy ridges, pits, or splits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>15 - 25 percent</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>100 layers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nerves, lymph, &amp; blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The length, width, and curvature of the matrix</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The toenail matrix is longer than the fingernail matrix.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gently push back the eponychium</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1/10&quot; (2.5 mm)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>more rapidly</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>more slowly</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

<p>Middle finger</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Disease, injury or infection in matrix</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>4 - 6 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>9 months - a year</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The base of the matrix and around the wedges of the nail bed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

<p>Poor health, nail disorder or disease, or injury to the matrix</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lighter color of the lunula</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Integumentary system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Appendage of the skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cuticle moisturizers, softeners &amp; conditioners</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The nail bed does not perspire; it is the skin around the nail that perspires.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Matrix cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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