anatomy and physiology of the fingertip
Onychodermal Band
Glassy, grayish band at the point where the nail plate meets the hyponichium
Hyponychium
Skin between the free edge and fingertip of the natural nail
eponychium
The cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail
lunula
The half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail
dorsal roof
comprises of the nail fold, nail place,and nail bed
nail folds
folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate
nail plate
hard part of the nail, made up of hard keratin
paronychium
soft tissue surrounding the nail border (skin around the nail)
nail bed corion
the area directly under the nail plate and consists of 2 structures: the nail be epithelium and the underlying dermis