 |
Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
 |
|
Chapter 21: Nail Vocabulary Part 1
This is the first 16 vocabulary words.
|
| A | B |
|---|
bed epithelium, 
| thin layer of tissue between nail plate and nail bed |
| blue nails,
| condition caused by poor blood circulation, a heart disorder, or topical and oral medications |
| bruised nails,
| condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot, usually due to injury |
| corrugations,
| wavy ridges; caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of illness or injury |
| cuticle,
| crescent of toughened skin around the base of the fingernails and toenails |
eggshell nails,  | nails with a noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal |
| eponychium,
| extension of the cuticle at the base of the nail body that partly overlaps the lunula |
| free edge | part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe |
furrows,  ,
| depressions in the nails can run either lengthwise or across the nail |
hangnail or agnail,  ,
| condition in which the cuticle splits around the nail |
| hyponychium,
| thickened stratum corneum of the epidermis that lies underneath the free edge of the nail |
leukonychia,  ,
| whitish discoloration of the nails, usually caused by injury to the base of the nail; white spots |
| ligament,
| a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place |
| lunula or half moon,
| whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail plate, caused by the reflection of light where the matrix, bed and connective tissue of the nail bed join |
| mantle,
| deep fold of skin in which the matrix bed (nail root) is lodged |
| matrix bed or nail root,
| here the nail is formed; composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Academic Support Specialist |
Caroline Career and Technology Center |
| Ridgely, MD |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
