Test Questions

Question 1

Which term refers to split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges caused by excessive chemicals, improper filing, or injury to the matrix?

Answer 1

onychorrhexis

Question 2

Which term refers to a fungal infection of the natural nail plate?

Answer 2

onychomycosis

Question 3

Increased pigment cells within the matrix bed are responsible for a condition called:

Answer 3

melanonychia

Question 4

When a nail plate separates and falls from the nail bed, it is called:

Answer 4

onychomadesis

Question 5

Paronychia is caused by a _____ infection.

Answer 5

bacterial

Question 6

What should you do if you identify the signs of pyogenic granuloma when performing the hand, nail, and skin analysis?

Answer 6

Refer the client to a physician.

Question 7

A lump of red tissue growing up from the nail bed to the nail plate is a sign of which condition?

Answer 7

pyogenic granuloma

Question 8

Whitish discoloration of the nails is a sign of which condition?

Answer 8

leukonychia spots

Question 9

A person with tinea pedis has a _____ infection.

Answer 9

fungal

Question 10

Onychophagy is the technical term used to describe _____ nails.

Answer 10

bitten

Question 11

Which term refers to the thickening of the nails?

Answer 11

onychauxis

Question 12

Which condition is an inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural plate?

Answer 12

onychia

Question 13

Salmon patches are a sign of which condition?

Answer 13

nail psoriasis

Question 14

Nails that are flexible with a thin, white nail plate which may curve over the free edge are called:

Answer 14

eggshell nails

Question 15

A bruised nail bed with a dark purplish spot under the nail plate is the result of a:

Answer 15

blood clot

Question 16

Signs of infection include all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer 16

lightened skin color

Question 17

What causes ridges?

Answer 17

normal aging

Question 18

Which condition is characterized by visible depressions across the width of the natural nail plate?

Answer 18

Beau’s lines

Question 19

Lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding, starting at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula is:

Answer 19

onycholysis

Question 20

On a nail plate, the early stages of a typical pseudomonal bacterial infection are identified as a _____ spot.

Answer 20

light-green

Question 21

When the free edge pinches the sidewalls into a deep curve, this is called pincer nail or:

Answer 21

trumpet nail

Question 22

The technical term used to describe a highly curved nail is:

Answer 22

plicatured nails

Question 23

When the skin is stretched by the nail plate, the resulting condition is known as:

Answer 23

nail pterygium

Question 24

What is the technical term for ingrown nails?

Answer 24

onychocryptosis

Question 25

When performing a hand, skin, and nail analysis, you should evaluate all of the following EXCEPT the:

Answer 25

seriousness of any medical conditions