Study Of Nails

Question 0

Protects the tips of the fingers or toes

Answer 0

Free edge

Question 1

The nail is an ________ of the skin.

Answer 1

Appendage

Question 2

The _________ is the half-moon shape at the base of the nail, which appears white due to a reflection of light at the point where the nail matrix meets nail bed.

Answer 2

Lunula

Question 3

The _________ is the cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail.

Answer 3

Eponychium

Question 4

The ______ _______ is attached to the matrix at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the mantle.

Answer 4

Nail root

Question 5

The ________ is the pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix.

Answer 5

Mantle

Question 6

The ________ ________ has nerves and blood vessels that supply nourishment.

Answer 6

Nail bed

Question 7

The _______ ________ are tracks on either side of the nail that the nail moves on as it grows.

Answer 7

Nail grooves

Question 8

The _________ is the skin that touches, overlaps, and surrounds the nail.

Answer 8

Perionychium

Question 9

The ______ is the skin under the free edge.

Answer 9

Hyponichium

Question 10

Growth of a new nail plate takes about ____ to ____ months.

Answer 10

4, 6

Question 11

Nails grow at an average of ____ per month.

Answer 11

1/8”

Question 12

Nail growth is faster in _______ and can be affected by _______.

Answer 12

Summer, nutrition

Question 13

Any disease, disorder, or condition of the nail is called an _________.

Answer 13

Onychosis

Question 14

What do you do if a nail disease is present?

Answer 14

Stop service. Refer to physician.

Question 15

A _______ nail is smooth, curved, and without hollows or wavy ridges.

Answer 15

Healthy

Question 16

Tinea pedis

Answer 16

Athletes foot or ringworm

Question 17

Symptoms of tinea pedis

Answer 17

Itching and peeling of skin on feet

Question 18

What do you do if client has tinea pedis?

Answer 18

Refer to physician

Question 19

Bacterial infection caused by infected hangnail

Answer 19

Paronychia

Question 20

Prolonged exposure to _____ can cause paronychia

Answer 20

Water

Question 21

Inflammation of nail matrix

Answer 21

Onychia

Question 22

Onychatrophia is caused by _______ or _______ disease.

Answer 22

Injury, systemic

Question 23

________ are indented vertical lines down the nail plate

Answer 23

Furrows

Question 24

Furrows are _______ or ______ related.

Answer 24

Injury, illness

Question 25

Ingrown nails

Answer 25

Onychocryptosis

Question 26

How do you treat onychocryptosis?

Answer 26

Trim nail straight across.

Question 27

Onychauxis is also known as ________.

Answer 27

Hypertrophy

Question 28

Hangnails

Answer 28

Agnails

Question 29

Agnails are caused by ______ and ______ cuticles.

Answer 29

Dry, split

Question 30

Caused by blood trapped under nails or small capillaries hemorrhage

Answer 30

Bruised nails

Question 31

White spots on nails

Answer 31

Leuconychia

Question 32

Caused by injury to nail, heredity, systemic disorders, or nutritional deficiency

Answer 32

Leuconychia

Question 33

Bitten nails

Answer 33

Onychophagy

Question 34

Onychophagy is caused by ______ _______ or is _______ related.

Answer 34

Nervous habit, stress

Question 35

How do you treat onychophagy?

Answer 35

Weekly nail service with polish

Question 36

Split or brittle nails

Answer 36

Onychorrhexis

Question 37

Caused by injury, improper filing, or harsh chemicals

Answer 37

Onychorrhexis

Question 38

Indicated by yellow-green spot that becomes black

Answer 38

Fungus

Question 39

What do you do if client shows signs of fungus?

Answer 39

Refer to physician.

Question 40

Used to remove stains and whiten nails

Answer 40

Nail bleach

Question 41

_______ ______ is used with warm water in finger bowl.

Answer 41

Liquid soap

Question 42

Used to aid in fast drying of polish

Answer 42

Speed dry

Question 43

Used to shorten and shape nails and smooth rough edges

Answer 43

Emery board

Question 44

Wash implements with _____ and ______ then _______.

Answer 44

Soap, water, disinfect

Question 45

According to the blood spill procedure, _________ implements with a broad spectrum _________.

Answer 45

Disinfect, disinfectant

Question 46

Remove polish from _______ to ______.

Answer 46

Base, tip

Question 47

First step of polishing

Answer 47

Base coat

Question 48

Apply two coats of _______

Answer 48

Polish

Question 49

Remove excess polish from ________ using orangewood stick wrapped in ______ and saturated in _______.

Answer 49

Skin, cotton, remover

Question 50

When massaging during pedicure, apply pressure to the muscular tissue on either side of the _________.

Answer 50

Shinbone

Question 51

Helpful for very dry, aging or abused hands and on ridged or brittle nails

Answer 51

Hot oil or cream manicure

Question 52

The basic artificial nail systems

Answer 52

1. Acrylic 2. Nail wrap 3. Gel nails

Question 53

The correct size of nail tips should cover no more than ____ to ____ of the nail bed.

Answer 53

1/3, 1/2

Question 54

______ and _____ clients hand before performing service.

Answer 54

Wash, sanitize

Question 55

What do you do before applying acrylic nail form?

Answer 55

Apply dehydrant

Question 56

What two things do you do after applying nail form?

Answer 56

Apply primer and form bead on brush

Question 57

File and buff to balance nail and blend remaining acrylic to ______ _______ during a fill on service.

Answer 57

Nail growth