Nails Quiz: questions and answers

1. What is the Latin word for "nail"?

Lymph

Vuins

Unguis

2. Which tissue protects the nail?

The caritin

The lunula

The matrix

3. In which finger can lunula be visible?

Thumb

Pinky finger

Index finger

4. Which one is the hard part of the nail?

A nail bed

A root

A nail plate

5. Which fingernail grows faster than the others in the human body?

Index finger

Ring finger

Thumb

6. How fast do fingernails grow compared to the toenails?

6 times faster

4 times faster

2 times faster

7. What is the average growth rate of nails in a month?

6 mm

5 mm

3 mm

8. Which one is the primary component for nails?

Alpha-keratin

Dermis

Omega-3

9. Which one is a common nail disorder?

Spooting

Tees

Ingrowing toenail

10. When did Guinness World Records begin tracking fingernail lengths?

1955

1965

1960

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