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Healthy nail surface

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Shiny and smooth

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Nail bed

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The portion of the living skin that supports the nails plate as it grows toward the free edge

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Lunula

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The whitish half old shape under the base of the nail

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Free edge

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The part of the nails plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe

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Ligament

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A touch band of fiber ours tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place

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Sidewall

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Is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail

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Matrix

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As long as it is nourished and healthy, new nail plate cells will be created

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Replacement

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Of a natural nail is 4 to 6 months

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Nail growth rate

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On the thumb is typically slowest

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Nail

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Has water content between 15&25%

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Natural nail

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Is the relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it

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Appearance of nails

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Reflect the general health of the body

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Nail plate

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Relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it

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Matrix

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Contains nerves, lymph and blood vessels

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Cuticle

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Tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate but which can be removed with gentle scraping co

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Cosmetologist

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Allowed to gently push back the eponychium

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Cuticle moisturizers and softened and conditioners

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Actually designed for

The eponychium, lateral sidewalk a, and hyponychium

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Toenails

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Are thicker than finger nails Becuase the matrix of the toenails is longer than that of the fingernails

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Healthy nails

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Are not shed periodically

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Toenails

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Takes nine to 12 months to be fully replaced

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Eponychium

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The living skin it the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area

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Bed epithelium

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Thin layer of tires that attaches the nail plate and nail bed

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Hyponychium

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Slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lays between the fingertips and free edge of the nail plate

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Nail cuticle

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Dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate

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Matrix

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The area where the nail place cells are formed