1
Q
What extends beneath the nail bed
A
Stratum basale
2
Q
Thickened proximal area of the nail
A
Nail matrix
3
Q
White crescent of the nail
A
Lunule
4
Q
What makes nails colorless
A
Lack of pigment
5
Q
Heavily keratinized
A
Nails
6
Q
The visible attached portion of the nail
A
Body
7
Q
The nail embedded in the skin
A
Root
8
Q
Scale like modifications of the epidermis
A
Nails
9
Q
What are the cells of nails like
A
Heavily keratinized and they die, mostly non-living
10
Q
Border is overlapped by what?
A
Skin folds or nail folds
11
Q
The proximal nail fold that projects onto the nail body
A
Cuticle
12
Q
Responsible for the growth of the nail
A
Nail matrix
integumentary system
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