Chpt 9 And 10 Nail Structure, Disorders And Diseases

Front 1

What is a bruised nail?

Back 1

Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot.

Front 2

What is a nail bed?

Back 2

Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows towards the free edge

Front 3

What is a matrix?

Back 3

Area where the nail plate cells are formed; this area is composed of cells that produce the nail plate.

Front 4

What is nail psoriasis?

Back 4

Tiny pits or server roughness on the surface of the nail plate

Front 5

What is the medical term for athletes foot?

Back 5

Tinea Pedis - itchy rash on the skin on the bottom of feet and/ or between toes.

Front 6

Define : Free Edge

Back 6

Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.

Front 7

What is the average nail growth in adults?

Back 7

1/10" to 1/8" (2.5mm - 3mm) per month

Front 8

How long does nail replacement take?

Back 8

4 to 6 months

Front 9

How should a healthy nail plate look?

Back 9

Firm but flexible, surface is shiny, smooth, and unspotted without pits, splits or wavy ridges.

Front 10

Define : Fungal Organism

Back 10

Any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow

Front 11

What is the name of the nail infection that is referred to as mold?

Back 11

Pseudomonas Aruquinosa

Front 12

Define : Eggshell Nails

Back 12

Noticeably thin white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge

Front 13

Define : Beau's Lines

Back 13

Aka: furrows or corrugations

Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate. Usually a result of major illness or injury that has traumatized the body.

Front 14

Pyogenic Granuloma

Back 14

Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail plate.

Front 15

Define : Nail plate

Back 15

Hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the natural nail bed. It is the most visible and functional part of the nail unit.

Front 16

Define : cuticle

Back 16

Dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate.

Front 17

What is Onychia

Back 17

Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail.