Nail Structure and Growth: Key Concepts

Nail Structure and growth Question The appearance of the nails is said to reflect the ______ of the body. The surface of a normal, healthy nail ________ The natural nail is composed mainly of the same fiber protein found in ________ A normal healthy nail is _______. The area under the nail plate typically has a _____ appearance in the area the extends from the lunula to the area just before the free edge Answer a. general health c. has no grooves The nail plate ______ c. slowly slides across the nail bed as it grows d. 100 The nail plate is constructed of about ______ layers of nail cells The _____ is a portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge The lunula is the visible part of the _____ Which of the following attaches the nail bed to the nail plate? The hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed is called the _____ A _____ is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place The folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate are called _____ The nail plate is _____ The lower the water content in the nail, the _____ it becomes What does a cuticle remover do? The cuticles job is to ______ Answering yes to which one of the following questions tells you that the tissue is the proximal nail fold, not the cuticle Cuticle softeners are not designed for the _____ Nails typically grow the fastest during which season? Nail growth rates tend to increase dramatically during the _____ trimester of pregnancy The nail on which finger typically grown fastest? How long does it take for a toenail to be fully replaced? Normal, healthy nails grow in what shape? After delivering a child, a womans nail growth _______ A longer matrix produces a ________ A healthy nail grows ______ Compared to the fingernail matrix, the toenail matrix is ______ A typical adults nails grow about ______ inch per month How long does the complete replacement of a fingernail take? Compared to adults' nails, children's nails ______ Ridges are most likely to occur in _______ clients As a professional cosmetologist, when are you allowed to cut a clients skin? d. hair d. felxible d. pinkish d. nail bed c. matrix a. bed epithelium b. nail plate d. ligament a. nail folds b. relatively porous to water a. more rigid d. removes cuticle tissue d. form a seal between PNF and nail plate a. is the tissue any part of the skin that covers the nail plate and the matrix a. cuticle b. summer b. last a. middle finger b. 9 to 12 months d. they can grow in a variety of shapes d. slows down dramatically a. thicker nail plate a. forward from the matrix a. longer d. 1/8 d. 4 to 6 months d. grow more quickly c. older b. never