Question

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:
options: nail bed, hyponychium, eponychium, lunula, i dont know yet

Explanation:

The pale crescent near the nail root, where blood vessels lie deeper, is called the lunula. Nail bed is the area under the nail, hyponychium is under the free edge, eponychium is the cuticle. So the correct term is lunula.

Answer:

D. lunula