chapter 9: nail structure and growth

ligament

a ___ is a tough band of fibrous tisue that connects bone or holds an organ in place

body

appearance of the nails can reflect the general health of the _____

matrix

as long as the ___ is nourished and healthy, new nail plate cells will be created

push back

cosmetologists are allowed to gently ____ the eponychium

lateral sidewalls

cuticle moiturizers, softeners, and conditioners are actually designed for the eponychium, ____, and hyponychium

cuticle

dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is known as the nail ____

nine to twelve months

it takes about ____ for toenails to be fully replaced

epoychium

living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area is the ____

nerves, lymph, and blood vesel

matrix contain ___

thumb

nail growth rate on the ____ is typically the slowest

15 and 25 percent

nail has a water content between ____

skin

natural nail is an appendage of the ____

shiny and smooth

normal healthy nail surface is

four to six months

ordinarily, replacement of a natural fingernail take about ____

free edge

part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is the ____

nail bed

portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge is called the ____

hyponychium

slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate is the ____

nail plate

the ___ is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it

matrix

the ___ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed

sidewall

the ___ is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail

lunula

the ____ is the whitish, half moon shape underneath the base of the nail

bed epithelium

thin layer of tissue that attache the nail plate and the nail bed is the _____

cuticle

tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate but which can be removed with gentle scraping is the____

matrix

toenails are thicker than fingernails because the ____ of teh toenail is longer than that of the fingernail

shed

unlike healthy hair, healthy nails are not _____ periodically