Nail Review Flashcards
(35 cards)
What is the purpose of the nail?
To protect
What does a healthy nail look like?
Translucent
Pink in Color
Smooth
What is keratin?
Keratin is hardened protein
What is the process of keratinization?
Is formed by dead hardened skin cells
What is the nail plate
The hardened structure that sits on the nail bed
What is the nail root?
The nail root anchors the nail
What is the free edge?
The free edge is the extra nail that extends past the finger
What is the nail bed?
The nail bed is the pink area that the nail rests on (blood, nerves)
What is the nail matrix?
The nail matrix is active tissue that generates new cells
What is the lunula?
The lunula is the white half moon shape at the base of the nail
What is the cuticle?
The cuticle is dead loose skin at the base of the nail
What is the eponychium?
The eponychium is cuticle that grows down on lunula
What is the hyponychium?
The hyponychium is a layer of skin that seals nail plate to the nail bed
What is the perynychium?
The perynychium is any skin surrounding the nail
What is the nail wall?
The nail wall is folds of skin on side of nail
What is the nail groove?
The nail groove is tracks on either side of the nail that the nail grows on
What is the Mantle?
The mantle is a pocket like structure that holds the nail root and matrix
How fast does a nail grow in a month?
.3 cm/ month
How long does it take for it to completely grow back?
It takes 6 months to grow completely back
At what time of year does the nail grow faster?
The nail grows faster in the summer
What is onicomycosis?
Ring worm of the nail and is cheese lookin
What is tiniamanus?
Tiniamanus is ring worm of the hand and looks red has blisters and is dry
What is tiniapedus?
Ring worm of the foot
What is paronychia?
Infected hang nail
