PAPER 2026 FULL SOLUTION STUDY
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● Nails of adults grow at an average of: Answer: 1/8' a month
● The matrix is well supplied with blood vessels and: Answer: nerve
● The technical term for the nail is: Answer: onyx
● All growth of the nail takes place from its Answer: matrix
● Nails tend to grow faster Answer: in children and summer
● The part of the nail that extends over the fingertips is called Answer:
free edge
● The lunula is the visible half moon at the Answer: base of the nail
● Nerves,blood and lymph vessels are found in the nail Answer: matrix
, ● The extension of excess cuticle at the base of the nail is known as the
Answer: eponychium
● The deep fold of skin in which the nail root is lodged is called the
Answer: mantle
● The nail grooves are furrowed edges at the Answer: sides of the nail
● The nail plate extends from the nail root to the Answer: free edges
● The reproductive organ of the nail is the Answer: free edge
● The digital bones of the fingers are called Answer: phalanges
● The palm of the hand consists of Answer: 5 metacarpi
● The ulna is the large bone on the little finger side of the Answer:
forearm
● The wrist bone is called the Answer: carpus
● The function of the extensor muscles is to Answer: straighten the
hand and fingers