BUGALLON INTEGRATED SCHOOL

BEAUTY CARE
9
TEACHER:
 TOPIC

NAIL
STRUCTURE
 OBJECTIVE
S
• Identify the nail 2. Describe the nail
structure and it's structure and it's
condition condition
 STRUCTURE CONDITION
is the quality or state
is something that
of appearance in
consists of parts
regards to
connected together
Definition something

of terms HORNY TISSUE BLOOD VESSEL

outer-most part of is a tube which
the skin consisting carries blood
of dead cells throughout the body
 HOLLOW WAVY RIDGES

-bumpy or
-hole twisted
Definition
of terms PLIABLE

easily bent or
flexible
 KERATIN

-is a sulfur-containing fibrous protein

Definition constituting the main structural
of terms protein of hard epidermal tissues,
such as horns, hair, feathers, nails,
claws, hoofs, and the like.
 ONYCHOLOGY ONYX
-is the study of
-technical term
nail
for nail
FYI
NAIL
is a horny, transluscent plate that
protects the tips of the fingers and
toes
 • Firm and flexible..
• Slightly pink in color.
THE
CHARACTERISTICS • Surface in smooth,
OF HEALTHY curved and unspotted,
NAILS ARE: without any hollows or
wavy ridges.
 NAIL BODY or NAIL PLATE
Visible portion of the nail that is attached to the nail
bed
 FREE EDGE
End portion of the nail plate which extends beyond
the fingertip.
STRUCTURES BENEATH
THE NAILS
 NAIL ROOT
Beginning of nail found at the base and is
embedded underneath the skin
 NAIL BED
The skin upon which the nail body or nail
plate rests
 MATRIX
Part of the nail bed which contains nerves
and blood vessels.
 LUNULA
half-moon shape found at the base of the nail
where the matrix connect with the nail bed
 STRUCTURES
SURROUNDING THE
NAILS
 CUTICLE
The overlapping skin around the nail.
A normal cuticle should be loose and pliable.
 EPONYCHIUM
Cuticle extension at the base of the nail body
which partly overlaps the lunula.
 HYPONYCHIUM
Portion of the skin under the free-edge of the
nail
 NAIL WALL
Folds of the skin overlapping the sides of the
nail
 NAIL GROOVE
Are slits or tracks in the skin at the side of the
nail.
 MANTLE
Deep fold of the skin in which the nail root is
embedded.
 QUICK REVIEW
• ONYCHOLOGY- Is the study of the nail
• NAIL- is a horny, translucent plate that
protects the tips of the fingers and toes
• Nail Body or Nail Plate, Free Edge and
Nail Roots are parts of the nail
 QUICK REVIEW
• Nail Bed, Matrix and Lunula are
structures beneath the nail
• The structures surrounding the nail are
Cuticle, Eponychium, Hyponychium, Nail
Walls, Nail Grooves and Mantle
 MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Choose the letter of the Correct Answer
1. What is nail walls?
a. the overlapping skin around the nail
b. Cuticle extension at the base of the nail
body which partly overlaps the lunula
c. Folds of the skin overlapping the sides of
the nail
2. What is onychology?
a. Easily bent or flexible
b. Is the study of nail
c. Is the technical term for the nail
3. What is hyponychium?
a. Deep fold of the skin in which the nail
root
b. The overlapping skin around the nail
c. Portion of the skin under the free edge
of the nail
 4. What is lunula?
a. The skin upon which the nail body or nail plate
rests
b. Part of the nail bed which contains nerves and
blood vessels
c. Half-moon shape found at the base of the nail
where the matrix connects with the nail bed
 5. What is free edge?
a. Visible portion of the nail that is attached
to the nail bed
b. End portion of the nail plate which extends
beyond the fingertip
c. Beginning of the nail found at the base and
is embedded underneath the skin
 TRUE or FALSE
• Write TRUE if the statement is correct
FALSE if it is wrong.
1. Onychology is the study of Nail.
2. Nail Body, Free Edge, Nail Root and Matrix are parts
of the nail.
3. Nail Bed, Nail Root, and Lunula are structures beneath
the nail.
4. The technical term for Nail is Onyx.
5. One characteristics of a healthy nail is pale in color.