Nail Technician

Question 1

Outermost layer of skin and the thinnest. Protects layers of skin

Answer 1

Epidermis

Question 2

What are the 3 main layers of skin?

Answer 2

Epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous fascia

Question 3

Outermost layer and layer where cosmetologist applies products

Answer 3

Stratum corneum

Question 4

What is composed by keratin?

Answer 4

Skin (stratum), hair, and nails

Question 5

The layer of skin below the epidermis. Also called the corium

Answer 5

Dermis

Question 6

Layer of skin below dermis. It connects to muscles below it

Answer 6

Subcutaneous fascia

Question 7

Saclike oil glands that lubricate skin and hair

Answer 7

Sebaceous glands

Question 8

Sweat glands within dermis

Answer 8

Sudoriferous glands

Question 9

What are lesions?

Answer 9

Visible abnormalities

Question 10

What are primary lesions?

Answer 10

Either raised on skin or different color. Cysts, bullae, nodules, tumors

Question 11

What are secondary lesions?

Answer 11

Modifications of primary lesions. Scars, crusts, scales, fissures

Question 12

What are the 3 functions of skin?

Answer 12

Protection, sensation, regulation

Question 13

Formed from newly generated nail cells. Protected by cuticle

Answer 13

Nail root

Question 14

Hard protective part of nail. Also called onyx. Should be somewhat transparent

Answer 14

Nail plate

Question 15

Part of nail plate that extends beyond the nail bed. Should be white and smooth

Answer 15

Free edge

Question 16

Where nail cells are generated

Answer 16

Nail matrix

Question 17

Visible part of matrix

Answer 17

Lunula

Question 18

Area at base of nail. Nail root is formed and grows out of matrix

Answer 18

Mantle

Question 19

Skin underneath nail plate. Light pink

Answer 19

Nail bed

Question 20

What system is the cuticle, hyponychium, and eponychium part of?

Answer 20

The cuticular system

Question 21

Skin on either side of the upper portion of the nail

Answer 21

Nail wall

Question 22

What are bruised nails?

Answer 22

Blood trapped under nail

Question 23

Irregular growth or thickening of nail

Answer 23

Hypertrophy

Question 24

Skin grows over nail plate

Answer 24

Pterygium

Question 25

Callus builds on sidewall and nail bed

Answer 25

Onychophosis

Question 26

What layer of skin contains a large amount of adipose tissue?

Answer 26

Subcutaneous fascia

Question 27

What are the extensions of the dermis that allow blood vessels to get closer to the surface of the skin?

Answer 27

Dermal papillae

Question 28

What are the 3 types of primers?

Answer 28

Acid based, nonacid, or acid free

Question 29

What are primers?

Answer 29

Aid the process of adhesion. May be acid based, nonacid, or acid free

Question 30

Any chemical that enables 2 separate surfaces to stick together

Answer 30

Adhesives

Question 31

What is the recommended temperature for paraffin wax?

Answer 31

125 degrees

Question 32

The electric files force of rotating pressure

Answer 32

RPM

Question 33

Which type of file grinds the nail instead of cutting it?

Answer 33

Diamond

Question 34

What is the first step of a pedicure procedure?

Answer 34

Sorry clients feet with antiseptic

Question 35

Short, mobile molecule chains that have not polymerized and are capable of linking to other chains

Answer 35

Oligomers

Question 36

Define acrylic nails

Answer 36

Nail enhancements created by mixing liquid and powders. Can look natural or nail art

Question 37

Premolded plastic tips. Attached by nail adhesive

Answer 37

Nail tips

Question 38

Overlays that enhance nail tips. Increases strength and durability

Answer 38

Nail wraps

Question 39

Requires UV light

Answer 39

Gels

Question 40

Acrylic maintenance. Fill growth

Answer 40

Acrylic backfill

Question 41

Designed to clip nail tip enhancements

Answer 41

Tip cutter

Question 42

Nail wraps that are tightly woven and lightweight making them close to natural nail with wrinkling

Answer 42

Silk wraps

Question 43

Nail wraps that are thicker and stronger than silk wraps. Require multiple coats of resin

Answer 43

Linen wraps

Question 44

Nail wraps that loosely woven. Weaker than others but absorb resin better

Answer 44

Fiberglass wraps

Question 45

Is used to secure nail wrap to the nail or nail tip. Made from cyanoacrylates

Answer 45

Resin

Question 46

Measures the thickness of liquid and and dictates how a liquid flows

Answer 46

Viscosity

Question 47

How is the light within the UV spectrum measured?

Answer 47

Nanometers

Question 48

How many nanometers is usually in a UV light

Answer 48

100nn to 400nn

Question 49

When to replace UV bulbs?

Answer 49

About 6 months of regular use

Question 50

What type of brush is best for creating long, thin lines?

Answer 50

Striper brush

Question 51

Which type of nail wrap has the advantage of being loose and absorbing resin more completely?

Answer 51

Fiberglass

Question 52

What is the recommended position for airbrushing nails?

Answer 52

2 to 3 inches from nail. Move entire arm