| | Another name for the hard protective plate that is the natural nail is ________. |
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| | Coating the nail with an oil-based nail conditioner or polish improves flexibility by __________. |
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| | How many months does it ordinarily take for a natural nail to replace itself? |
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| | Natural nails will continue to grow provided what part of the nail is healthy and undamaged? |
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| | Normally, healthy nails grow in a variety of shapes, depending upon the shape of the ________. |
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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 ________. |
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| | The fibrous tissue that connect the nail bed and matrix to the underlying bone are ___________. |
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| | The length, width, and curvature of the _________ determines the thickness, width and curvature of the natural nail plate. |
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| | The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is the _________. |
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| | The most visible and functional part of the nail module is the __________. |
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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 ________. |
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| | The nail grows the fasted on the _______. |
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| | The nail plate is constructed of how many layers of nail cells? |
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| | The nail that grows the slowest is the _______. |
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| | The nails is an appendage of the skin and apart of what system? |
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| | The part of the nail where the natural nail is formed is the _________. |
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| | The portion of living skin on which the nail plate sits is the ______________. |
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| | The portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge is the ________. |
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| | The portion of the natural nail plate that extends over the fingertip or toes is called the ________. |
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| | The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies underneath the free edge of the nail plate is the _______. |
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| | The thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed is called _________. |
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| | The tips of the fingers and toes are protected by the _________. |
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| | The visible part of the matrix that extends underneath the living skin is the __________. |
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| | The visible part of the matrix that has a half-moon shape at the base of the nail is the ________. |
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| | The water content of a healthy nails is between ______________ percent. |
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| | The water content of the natural nail directly affects the nail's ____________. |
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