Anatomy & DisordersQuestion 64 of 100
You remove a client's polish and notice that the natural nail looks pink through the plate. What is responsible for that pink color?
a.The keratin of the nail plate is naturally pink
b.The nail bed under the plate is living tissue rich in blood vessels
c.The lunula runs the full length of the nail
d.Cuticle tissue stains the plate pink over time
Explanation
The nail bed is the living skin directly under the nail plate; it is full of blood vessels and nerves, and that blood supply is what shows through as pink. The plate itself is colorless dead keratin, so it takes its color from what is underneath. The lunula is only the visible portion of the matrix at the base, and dead cuticle tissue does not tint the nail.
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