Oh honey, the lunula is that cute little white crescent shape at the base of your fingernail. Its purpose? Well, it's just the visible part of your nail matrix, where your nail grows from. So basically, it's like the starting point for your fabulous nail journey. Keep those lunula looking sharp!
because it lies over the thick nail matrix
I got here looking for the exact same question... i have spent all morning already trying to figure it out if the huge size of my lunulas mean something.. I have found a lot of information regarding lunulas so far, i understand them a bit better, WE can be sure that BIG lunulas aint that bad as no colored lunulas or not lunulas at all, BUT still i couldnt find SOLID INFO about the big ones...
The visible part of the nail is called the nail plate or nail body. It is the hard, protective outer covering of the nail.
The purpose of fruit on a plant is to protect and disperse seeds for reproduction.
The purpose of the stingers that bees have is for self-defense. Bees use their stingers to protect themselves and their hive from potential threats.
Not everyone has visible lunula's The lunula is normally more prominent on the thumbs
This is called the lunula.
The lunula, or lunulae (pl.) (little moon in Latin), is the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail. The lunula is the visible part of the root of the nail.
Below your nail there is a nail matrix. Below the nail matrix there are blood vessels. Where your lunula is, the nail matrix is thicker. This means that you cannot see the blood as well, causing that part of your nail to look pale. The Lunula is often referred to as "moons". The lunula is in fact the front end of the matrix. The whitish half moons are keratin cells that have not yet been completely flattened and still have some of their content. Not everyone has visible lunula's The lunula is normally more prominent on the thumbs. The shape of the lunula determines the shape of the free edge/distal edge.
A lunula is the white crescent moon on the end of your finger where your cuticle and nail meets.The Lunula is often referred to as "moons". The lunula is in fact the front end of the matrix. The whitish half moons are keratin cells that have not yet been completely flattened and still have some of their content. Not everyone has visible lunula's The lunula is normally more prominent on the thumbs. The shape of the lunula determines the shape of the free edge/distal edge.
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The lunula is located on the fingernail. It is the white crescent shaped area on the fingernail.
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because it lies over the thick nail matrix
It's not. Where your lunula is, the nail matrix is thicker. This means that you cannot see the blood as well, causing that part of your nail to look pale. That's it.
The lunula is not a cell type. The lunula is simply a place where your nail matrix, tissue below the nail, is thicker. Because it is thicker, you cannot see the blood vessels as well, causing the nail to look paler.