chapter 9

Question 1

the natural nail is part of what system

Answer 1

integumentary

Question 2

the natural nail is composed mainly of hard, fiber shaped

Answer 2

protein

Question 3

which statement is true of the nail plate

Answer 3

more porous than normal skin of equal thickness

Question 4

as it grows the what slides across the nail bed

Answer 4

nail plate

Question 5

the nail plate is formed by the what

Answer 5

matrix cells

Question 6

which of the following may appear to be one solid piece, but is actually constructed of about 100 layers of nail cells

Answer 6

nail plate

Question 7

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

Answer 7

free edge

Question 8

the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate is the nail what

Answer 8

bed

Question 9

which part of the nail unit is richly supplied with blood vessels and with nerves

Answer 9

the nail bed

Question 10

the nail bed contains many nerves and is attached to the nail plate with a thin layer of tissue called

Answer 10

bed epithelium

Question 11

karen is very nervous at her first job interview,. Her hands are sweating so much that she thinks her fingernails are sweating.. in reality , from which part of the nail unit is the sweat most likely arising

Answer 11

nail folds

Question 12

nail polish is applied to the

Answer 12

nail plate

Question 13

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

Answer 13

matrix

Question 14

the lighter color of the what shows the true color of the matrix

Answer 14

lunula

Question 15

the dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is the

Answer 15

cuticle

Question 16

the living skin at the base of the nail plate is the

Answer 16

eponychium

Question 17

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

Answer 17

hyponychium

Question 18

when clipping his own nails, jose accidentally (and painfully) clips thee skin under the nail between the fingertip and the free edge. what did he clip

Answer 18

hyponychium

Question 19

the tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones is the

Answer 19

ligament

Question 20

the nail bed and matrix bed are attached to the underlying bone by

Answer 20

ligaments

Question 21

the skin that overlaps the side of the nail is called the

Answer 21

sidewall

Question 22

normal , healthy nails grow in a variety of shapes, depending upon the shape of the

Answer 22

matrix

Question 23

a longer nail matrix produces a what nail plate

Answer 23

longer

Question 24

nail growth rates increase dramatically during

Answer 24

the last trimester of pregnancy

Question 25

as a person ages, parts of the nail matrix begin to permanently slow down production causing it to what

Answer 25

the plate to develop a series of narrow grooves running down the length of the plate