Anatomy & SciencesQuestion 291 of 484
The pinkish surface beneath the nail plate that supplies nutrients and gives the plate its color is the:
a.Eponychium
b.Free edge
c.Matrix
d.Nail bed
Explanation
The nail bed is the living tissue directly under the nail plate; its rich blood supply gives the plate its pink color. The matrix lies further back beneath the lunula; the eponychium is the proximal skin fold.
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