Chapt 13

Question 1

Acetone

Answer 1

A colorless, flammable liquid; miscible with water, alcohol, and ether; and having a sweetish odor or burning taste; used as a solvent

Question 2

Aromatherapy

Answer 2

Involves the use of highly concentrated, nonoily, and volatile essential oils to induce such reactions as relaxation or invigoration or simply to create a pleasant fragrance during the service

Question 3

Dimethyl urea hardeners

Answer 3

A gardener that adds cross-links to the natural nail plate; however, unlike hardeners containing formaldehyde, DMU does not cause adverse skin reactions

Question 4

Effleurage

Answer 4

A succession of strokes performed by gliding the hands over an area of the body with varying degrees of pressure or contact.

Question 5

Essential oils

Answer 5

Oils extracted from seeds, bark, roots, leaves, wood and or resin using various forms of distillation

Question 6

Fine grit abrasives

Answer 6

Abrasive that is 240 grit and higher designed for buffing , polishing, and removing very fine scratches

Question 7

Friction

Answer 7

In massage various strokes that manipulate or press one layer of tissue over another

Question 8

Implements

Answer 8

Tools used to perform nail services that are multiple use or disposable

Question 9

Light emitting diode (LED) lamps

Answer 9

A type of ultraviolet-energy (UV) releasing lamp used to polymerize UV curable gel nail enhancements

Question 10

Lower grit abrasives

Answer 10

Boards and buffers less than 180 grit that quickly reduce the thickness of any surface

Question 11

Manicure

Answer 11

A cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting, shaping, and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles and softening of the skin

Question 12

Massage

Answer 12

The manipulation of the soft tissue of the body

Question 13

Medium grit abrasives

Answer 13

180-240 grit abrasives that are used to smooth and refine surfaces and shorten natural nails

Question 14

Metal pusher

Answer 14

A stainless steel reusable implement used to push the eponychium; that can also be used to gently scrape cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate

Question 15

Multiuse implements

Answer 15

Reusable items that can be cleaned , disinfected, and used on more than one person, even if the item is accidentally exposed to blood or body fluid

Question 16

Nail clippers

Answer 16

A reusable implement used to shorten the nail plate quickly and efficiently

Question 17

Nail creams

Answer 17

Barrier products that contain ingredients designed to seal the surface and hold in the subdermal moisture in the skin

Question 18

Nail nipper

Answer 18

A stainless steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails

Question 19

Nail oils

Answer 19

Oils designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and into the surrounding skin to soften

Question 20

Oval nail

Answer 20

A conservative nail shape that is thought to be attractive on most women’s hands. It is similar to a squoval nail with even more rounded corners

Question 21

Paraffin

Answer 21

A petroleum by product that has excellent sealing properties (barrier qualities ) to hold moisture in the skin

Question 22

Pointed nail

Answer 22

A tapered and longer than usual nail to emphasize and enhance the slender appearance of the hand. Pointed nails are usually worn as a style statement by fashion conscious people who do not need the strongest most durable nails

Question 23

Protein hardener

Answer 23

A combination of clear polish and protein such as collagen

Question 24

Round nail

Answer 24

A slightly tapered nail usually extending just a bit past the fingertip

Question 25

Scope of practice

Answer 25

The list of services that you are legally allowed to perform in your specialty in your state

Question 26

Service sets

Answer 26

Sets of all the tools that will be used in a service

Question 27

Single use implements

Answer 27

Disposable; an item that cannot be used more than once , either because it cannot be properly cleaned and all visible residue removed or because cleaning and disinfecting damages or contaminates it

Question 28

Square nail

Answer 28

A nail completely straight across the free edge with no rounding at the outside edges

Question 29

Squoval nail

Answer 29

A nail with a square free edge that is rounded off at the corner edges

Question 30

UV lamp

Answer 30

Also known as the UV light bulb; a special bulb that emits UV light light to cure UV gel nail enhancements

Question 31

Wooden pusher

Answer 31

A wooden stick used to remove cuticle tissue from the nail plate (by gently pushing) to clean under the free edge of the nail or to apply products