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The Nails Are an appendage of the
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Skin
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A Healthy Nail Appears
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Slighty pink
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The Technical name for the nail is
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Onyx
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The nail is composed mainly of
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Keratin
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The nail has ____water content
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30%-50%
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The portion of the skin on which the nail plate rests is the
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Nail bed
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The nail is formed in the
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Matrix bed
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The visible portion of the matrix bed is called the
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Lunula
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The most visible and functional part of the nail unit is the
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Nail plate
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The area around the base of the fingernails and toenails is sealed against foreign material and microorganisms by the
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Cuticle
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The cuticle overlapping the lunula is the
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Eponychium
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The portion of the skin under the free edge is called the
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Hyponychium
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The part of the nail that extends over the fingertip is the
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Free edge
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The nail bed and the matrix bed are attached to the underlying bone
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Ligaments
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The deep fold of skin in which the matrix bed is embedded
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Mantle
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