EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
INTEGUMENT
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Question
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The whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail is known as the ____
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free edge
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bed epithelium
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eponychium
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lunula
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The half-moon shape at the base of your fingernail is known as a lunula. Lunulae cover the bottom of your nail, just above your cuticle. Lunulae are part of your nail matrix. The matrix refers to the tissue just beneath your nail.
Detailed explanation-2: -A fingernail moon is also called a lunula, which is Latin for little moon. The place where each nail begins growing is known as the matrix. This is where the new cells are made that will make up the nail. The lunula is part of the matrix.
Detailed explanation-3: -The whitish crescent-shaped area at the base of the nail is the lunula (LOON-yuh-luh). Fingernails grow faster than toenails.
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