Click here for larger view.Slide #33 - Finger Tip with Nail
Ultra-low dissecting microscope view of the tip of a fetal finger with nail. Seen here are the nail fold (NF), the matrix region of the nail root (M), the nail bed (NB), nail proper (N), as well as eponychium (Ep) and hyponychium (Hy). A portion of the distal phalanx is also visible showing the secondary ossification centre (2o) and epiphysis.
Slide #33 - Nail Development
Low magnification view of the root region of a developing nail from a fetal finger tip. Seen here is the nail fold (NF), nail bed (NB) and matrix (M) region of the nail root. The germinal cells (GC) are the basal layer of the epidermis that invaginates to form the matrix portion of the root. Beneath the nail bed is a portion f the distal phalanx showing an area of bone (B) in the diaphysis, and hyaline cartilage © in the epiphysis, along with an area of the epiphyseal plate (EpPl).
