What are the parts of a NATURAL NAIL UNIT?
Nail bed
Matrix
Nail plate
Cuticle
Eponychium
Hyponychium
Specialized ligaments
Nail folds
What is the lateral nail fold?
Sidewall
What and where is the nail plate located?
Keratin plate that’s on top of the nail(most visible) formed by matrix about 50 layers or less.
What is the nail bed?
Living skin under the nail plate.
Describe the cuticle
Nonliving tissue attached to nail plate
Describe the eponychium
Eponychium is mistaken for the cuticle sometimes, it’s the living skin underneath the pnf
Describe the hyponychium
Thickened layer of skin between the fingertip and free edge of the nail plate