1. It is an area where the nail plate cells are formed.
A. lunula C. rnatrix B. cuticle D. free edge 2. The dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is known as the nail A fold C. bed B. groove D. cuticle 3. The slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate is the A sidewall C. eponychium B. hyponychium D. epithelium 4. The portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge is called A. matrix C. cuticle B. nail bed D. ligament 5. The is the whitish, half-moon shape underneath the base of the nail. A. lunula C. sidewall B. root D. free edge