Pivot Point Nails chapter 14 Questions with Complete Solutions

Pivot Point Nails chapter 14 Questions with
Complete Solutions

Onychopyosis Refers to shedding or falling off of nails




Onychomycosis (Tines uniguium, unguis) ringworm of the nail




Five basic nail shapes Point, oval, round, squoval, square




Onyx Technical nail for nail




Onychology The study of the structure and growth of the nails




Free edge Part of the nail that extends beyond the end of the finger or toe and protects the

tips of finger or toes




Nail body Visible nail area from the nail root to free egde

, Nail wall Folds of skin on either side of the nail groove




Lunula Half-moon shape at the base of the nail, appears white due to a reflection of light

at the point where the nail matrix and nail bed meet




Eponychium Cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail




Cuticle Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail




Nail mattix Active tiasue that generates cells which hardens as they move outward from

the root to the nail




Nail root Attached to the matrix at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the

mantle




Mantle Pocket-like structure that holds the toot and matrix




Nail bed Area of the nail on which the nail body rests