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What is the hard, protective covering at the end of the nail called?
What is the hard, protective covering at the end of the nail called?
- Cuticle
- Nail plate (correct)
- Lunula
- Nail bed
Which part of the nail is responsible for producing new cells?
Which part of the nail is responsible for producing new cells?
- Free edge
- Hyponychium
- Nail matrix (correct)
- Eponychium
What is the half-moon-shaped area at the base of the nail called?
What is the half-moon-shaped area at the base of the nail called?
- Lunula (correct)
- Hyponychium
- Nail bed
- Cuticle