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Sphinxa [80]
2 years ago
10

Underlying blood vessels give nails a pinkish appearance. Near the nail root, however, the blood vessels lie deeper in the skin,

resulting in a pale crescent, called the:
Biology
1 answer:
creativ13 [48]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

lunula

Explanation:

The lunula is crescent-shaped whitish colored area of bed of the nail.

<u>It is present at end of the nail.The lunula is not actually white in color but only appears white when it is seen through nail.  </u>

<u>Outlining nail matrix, lunula is extremely delicate part of structure of the nail. If one damages lunula, nail will be deformed permanently.</u>  

It appears whitish in color because of the  stratum basale obscures that underlies blood vessels.

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