A. Directions: Multiple Choice: Choose the word that will describe the
shape of the nails. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. The portion of the living skin on which the nail plate sits is called the
a) Nail bed b) Matrix
c) ligament d) Cuticle
2. The is the whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail.
a) Sidewall b) Lunula
c) Root
d) Free edge
3. The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is.
a) Free edge b) Matrix
c) Bed Epithelium d) Sidewall
4. The
is the fold of the skin overlapping the side of the nail.
a) Eponychuim b) Hyponnychium c) Nail groove d)sidewall
5. The natural nail is an appendage of the
a) Dermis c) Epidermis
c) skin
d) skeleto​