TLE3RD QTR

• massage - is the most important treatment in spas
• A hand and foot spa - can help remove dead skin cells and calluses
• nail -is the part of integumentary system of the human body. It is usually describe as the heard-protective plate at the end of a finger or toe.
• onyx - technical term of nail
• onychology - study of nail
• matrix - it is the base or the root of the nail
• nail plate - it is the part of the nail that is situated at the end of a finger or toe
• free edge - located beyond the tip of finger or toe
• nail bed - part of nail composed of living skin, wich holds up the nail plate as it grows longer toward the free edge.
• Nail bed - it gives pinkish color to the nail plate
• lunula - is the semi crescent-shaped part of the nail where matrix and the nail bed meet
• cuticle - semi transparent scarfskin that envelops the nail and the matrix to shield them from physical damages that can cause infections
• mantle - pocket like structure that holds the root and the matrix of the nail
• eponychium - is the living skin a the base of the nail plate that covers the matrix area
• hyponychium - thickened layer or scarfskin located under the free endge where the nail bed is situated
• nail groove - it lies along the side of the edge of the nail plate
• nail wall - the part of the nail that covers the edge of the nail, overlapping the sides and proximinal end of the nail.