Attached at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the mantle is the:

Attached at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the mantle is the:

• A. Nail root
• B. Nail bed
• C. Eponychium
• D. Hyponychium

Answer: (A)

The nail root is the part hidden under the skin at the base of the nail inside the mantle, and it’s where nail growth begins. It contains the nail matrix, the tissue that continuously produces the cells that become the nail plate. The visible nail you see grows from this hidden region and slides over the nail bed, which nourishes it. The eponychium is the proximal cuticle over the root, and the hyponychium is the skin under the free edge of the nail.

The nail root is the part hidden under the skin at the base of the nail inside the mantle, and it’s where nail growth begins. It contains the nail matrix, the tissue that continuously produces the cells that become the nail plate. The visible nail you see grows from this hidden region and slides over the nail bed, which nourishes it. The eponychium is the proximal cuticle over the root, and the hyponychium is the skin under the free edge of the nail.