0
What else can I help you with?
What is the living part of a nail?
The only living part of the nail is the Matrix which is situated just below the cuticle.
Why are nail technicians not allowed to cut the skin around the base of the nail plate?
The skin around the base of the nail plate is called the cuticle. When the cuticle is removed, bacteria and other infection can get to your nail without the nail being protected by the cuticle.
What is the layer of dead skin at the base of a nail called?
eponychium or cuticle, is the fold of skin at the proximal end of the nail.
What is the cuticle around a nail?
a cuticle
What has a lunule and a cuticle?
A fingernail. The lunule is the white, half-moon shape at the base of the nail, while the cuticle is the thin layer of skin that covers the base of the nail.
What is the 'sports' a lunula and a cuticle?
Nail
What secures the nail to the digit?
The Cuticle secures the nail to the digit i believe
What is the purpose of the nail cuticle?
The cuticle is the layer of non living tissue that connects the nail plate to the epidermis. It protects the matrix from contaminants that could cause infection.
Is The hyponychium is commonly called the cuticle?
No, the hyponychium is not commonly called the cuticle. The cuticle refers to the thin layer of skin at the base of the nail plate, while the hyponychium is the thickened skin under the free edge of the nail.
What does cuticle mean?
some nail surface
What is the side of finger nail called?
The cuticle
What is it called when there is no cuticle in the nail?
Aplasia cutis
