Accessory Structures - Nails

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What are the purpose of nails?

protect the exposed tips and help limit distortion when they are subjected to mechanical stress

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Proximal Nail fold

portion of the skin nearest the eponychium

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Eponychium

A portion of the stratum corneum of the nail fold extends over the exposed nail nearest the root

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Hyponchium

a thickening in the epidermis beneath the free edge of a nail

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Proximal Nail fold

the portion of skin nearest the eponychium