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The half-moon shaped portion at the base of the nail, is called the cuticle, the white part of the nail is the lunula
Possible correction: According to Wikipedia, The half-moon shaped portion at the base of the nail is actually the lunula. The cuticle is the thickened layer of skin surrounding fingernails and toenails, more correctly called the eponychium.
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End of a finger or toe is called?
The end of a finger or toe is called a "nail bed." It is the area where the nail grows and is attached to the tip of the finger or toe.
What is the middle part of the nail?
The middle part of the finger nail is called the nail plate. This is the section that is below the white part and above the lunula and cuticle.
What are fingernail and toe nails called?
its called a finger nail bottom is called toe nail :)
What is the side of finger nail called?
The cuticle
What is white and thin red within with a nail at the end?
A finger
What is a decorative finger nail called?
I haVe no idea :( Sorry.
What is the white bit at the bottom of your nail?
The white line at the end of the nail, hanging out over your finger, is called the free edge.White lines in the middle of your nails are referred to as Beau's lines. You may learn details using Yahoo/Google search.
What part of the nail is responsible for nail growth?
The lumen, the half moon white colored parts at the base of the nail.
How can you make your nails very clean?
You should drink milk to avoid white spots on your nail and use a finger nail clipper to keep the dirt out.
What is the light colored half moon area at the base of the nail called?
That whitish crescent shaped area at the base of a finger nail is called the lunula.
How long does your finger nail live?
Finger nail is dead - the same goes for hair.
What happens if you cut through your fingernail with a razor?
one this happened to me it hit my finger nail and it made a big crack on my finger nail and just today this happened it cut the tip of my finger nail and and the skin and it bledAnswer:it will cut your finger nail in a big crack in it and it will bleed
