The Groove Under a Small Fold of Skin at the Base

question 128

True/False

The groove under a small fold of skin at the base of the nail is the nail root.

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Definitions:

Visual System

The part of the central nervous system which enables individuals to process visual detail, it includes the eye, retina, optic nerves, and brain visual cortex.

Depth Perception

The ability to perceive the visual world in three dimensions and to judge the distance of objects accurately.

Three Dimensions

The state or quality of having three measurements: length, width, and depth, used to describe the physical world and represented in geometry, design, and spatial understanding.

Figure-Ground Relationship

The principle by which we organize the perceptual field into stimuli that stand out (figure) and those that are left over (ground).