Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The nail is an appendage of the skin and is part of what system?
a. | muscular | c. | skeletal | b. | integumentary | d. | protective |
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The water content of the natural nail directly affects the nail’s:
a. | length | c. | flexibility | b. | grooves | d. | color |
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The portion of living skin on which the nail plate sits is the:
a. | nail root | c. | nail groove | b. | nail bed | d. | nail matrix |
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The nail bed is supplied with many nerves and is attached to the nail plate with
a thin layer of tissue called the:
a. | bed eponychium | c. | nail mantle | b. | bed lunula | d. | bed epithelium |
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The part of the nail where the natural nail is formed is the:
a. | extension | c. | lunula | b. | matrix | d. | free edge |
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The visible part of the matrix that extends underneath the living skin is called
the:
a. | cuticle | c. | lunula | b. | nail walls | d. | mantle |
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The most visible and functional part of the nail module is the:
a. | nail bed | c. | nail grooves | b. | nail plate | d. | nail mantle |
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The nail plate is constructed of how many layers of nail cells?
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The dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate that is responsible for
preventing entry of foreign material and microorganisms is the:
a. | ligament | c. | cuticle | b. | eponychium | d. | lunula |
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The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is
the:
a. | eponychium | c. | free edge | b. | hyponychium | d. | bed epithelium |
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The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies underneath the free edge of the
nail plate is the:
a. | eponychium | c. | hyponychium | b. | mantle | d. | matrix |
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The fibrous tissues that connect the nail bed and matrix to the underlying bone
are:
a. | bed epitheliums | c. | open muscles | b. | specialized ligaments | d. | nail tendons |
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The portion of the natural nail plate that extends over the fingertip or toes is
called the:
a. | cuticle area | c. | free edge | b. | nail body | d. | extension |
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Natural nails will continue to grow provided what part of the nail is healthy
and undamaged?
a. | hyponychium | c. | lunula | b. | matrix | d. | grooves |
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The nail that grows the fastest is on the:
a. | index finger | c. | middle finger | b. | ring finger | d. | thumb |
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The average rate of nail growth in the normal adult is about:
a. | 1/10 inch per month | c. | 1/8 inch per month | b. | 1/4 inch per month | d. | 1/2 inch per
month |
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Ordinarily, replacement of the natural nail takes about:
a. | 1 to 2 months | c. | 4 to 6 months | b. | 2 to 3 months | d. | 7 to 8 months |
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The nail that grows the slowest is on the:
a. | index finger | c. | middle finger | b. | thumb | d. | little finger |
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Normal, healthy nails grow in a variety of shapes, depending upon the shape of
the:
a. | fingers | c. | matrix | b. | eponychium | d. | free edge |
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