Which nail disorder causes depressions running across the width of the nail as a result of a serious illness or injury?

Bruised nails present as:

This systemic disorder turns the nail a variety of colors and causes surface staining.

Eggshell nails cause which of the following?

This is damaged skin attached to living skin around the nail plate

Redness, pain, swelling, and/or pus is a sign of what?

These spots cause a whitish discoloration of the nails and is usually caused by injury to the matrix.

What is the darkening of the finger and toe nails called?

Nail psoriasis is the pitting of the nail surface with roughness and discoloration.

Nail pterygium causes this.

What is the correct term for bitten nails?

What is abnormal surface roughness of the nail plate called?

Pincer nails is the term given to which type of nails?

Plicatured nails have a sharp corner in one corner of the nail plate, causing decreased curvature.

Nails that have lengthwise grooves that can be mistaken for normal aging ridges.

Trumpet nails, much like pincer nails, cause what type of curvature?

Which of the following are actual nail diseases?

Onychomadesis is the nail separating or falling of the nail bed.

Which of the following is a fungal infection of the natural nail plate?

Paronychia is a bacterial disease the causes what?

This causes a lump of red tissue from the nail bed to the nail plate.

Which of the following nail diseases cause red, itchy patches on the bottom of the feet?

The natural nail is part of what system?

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Which of the following describes a healthy nail?

What may reduce the water loss and improve flexibility?

The natural nail unit is made up of which of the following?

Part of the natural nail unit.

This part of the natural nail is the hardened keratin plate that sits on top of the underlying nail bed.

The nail bed is attached to the nail plate by a thin layer of tissue called the bed epithelium.

Where do the nail plate cells form?

The cuticle is:

Which of the following is the living skin at the base of the nail plate that covers the matrix area, and cannot be cut?

The hyponichium is a slightly thickened layer of skin that lies where?

Nail folds form what?

The average rate of nail growth is which of the following?