During art class, Jess dropped one of her colored pencils. As Jess bent down to pick up the colored pencil from the floor, one of her classmates accidentally stepped on her finger. Jess had a deep bruise along the middle of her little fin- ger, but the most bruising and inflammation could be seen along the white cres- cent at the base of her fingernail. Which of the following best describes the white portion at the base of her nail? A B C D cuticle lunula nail root nail bed

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN:9780134580999
Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RQ: The correct sequence of levels forming the structural hierarchy is A. (a) organ, organ system,...
icon
Related questions
Question
During art class, Jess dropped one of her colored pencils. As Jess bent down to
pick up the colored pencil from the floor, one of her classmates accidentally
stepped on her finger. Jess had a deep bruise along the middle of her little fin-
ger, but the most bruising and inflammation could be seen along the white cres-
cent at the base of her fingernail.
Which of the following best describes the white portion at the base of her nail?
A
B
C
D
cuticle
lunula
nail root
nail bed
Transcribed Image Text:During art class, Jess dropped one of her colored pencils. As Jess bent down to pick up the colored pencil from the floor, one of her classmates accidentally stepped on her finger. Jess had a deep bruise along the middle of her little fin- ger, but the most bruising and inflammation could be seen along the white cres- cent at the base of her fingernail. Which of the following best describes the white portion at the base of her nail? A B C D cuticle lunula nail root nail bed
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Anatomy and Physiology
ISBN:
9780134580999
Author:
Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:
PEARSON
Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology
ISBN:
9781259398629
Author:
McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
Publisher:
Mcgraw Hill Education,
Human Anatomy
Human Anatomy
Anatomy and Physiology
ISBN:
9780135168059
Author:
Marieb, Elaine Nicpon, Brady, Patricia, Mallatt, Jon
Publisher:
Pearson Education, Inc.,
Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
Anatomy and Physiology
ISBN:
9780078024283
Author:
Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Human Anatomy & Physiology (Marieb, Human Anatomy…
Human Anatomy & Physiology (Marieb, Human Anatomy…
Anatomy and Physiology
ISBN:
9780321927040
Author:
Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn
Publisher:
PEARSON