Nails
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Questions and Answers
- 1.
__________ is the excessive amount of cuticle surrounding the nail plate.
- A.
Matrix
- B.
Eponychium
- C.
Onychogryphosis
Correct Answer
B. Eponychium -
- 2.
The thin layer of cells between the nail bed & nail plate is ________.
- A.
Epithelium
- B.
Tinea pedis
- C.
Hyponychium
Correct Answer
A. Epithelium -
- 3.
What characteristics do a healthy nail have?
Correct Answer
transluscent, slightly pink, smooth, curved without ridges or wavy lines, free from disease - 4.
Define cuticle:
Correct Answer
small portion of epidermis extending over & resting upon base of nail plate - 5.
What are the signs of an infection?
Correct Answer
(HARPS)heat, ache, redness, pus, swelling - 6.
What part of the nail is shaped by emery boards & files?
- A.
Free edge/surface
- B.
Nail wall
- C.
Cuticle
Correct Answer
A. Free edge/surface -
- 7.
Define onychia.
Correct Answer
Inflammation of the matrix, redness, swelling around base or under nail plate - 8.
How is nail polish applied?
Correct Answer
center, left, right & across - 9.
Define onychoptosis.
Correct Answer
nail detatches & falls off in whole or part - 10.
Define nail grooves
Correct Answer
tracks on each side of the nail plate along which nail moves as it is growing - 11.
Define onychogryphosis
Correct Answer
common on big toe, increased curve & thickness, has ridges & hard to cut - 12.
Athletes foot is also known as:
- A.
Tinea manus
- B.
Tinea pedis
- C.
Eponychium
Correct Answer
B. Tinea pedis -
- 13.
Define kolionychia
Correct Answer
nails that have concave depression in middle of nail, nail plate edges turn up - 14.
Define onychocryptosis
Correct Answer
(ingrown nail) nail grows into nail groove, inflammation - 15.
The ________ is the part of the nail that extends below the nail root & helps produce the nail.
- A.
Nail root
- B.
Mantle
- C.
Matrix
Correct Answer
C. Matrix -
- 16.
We use a sealer before color application
- A.
True
- B.
False-after color application
Correct Answer
B. False-after color application -
- 17.
What is another name for lunula?
Correct Answer
half moon - 18.
What's the purpose of the mantle?
Correct Answer
holds the root & matrix - 19.
How much does an adult nail grow in the period of 1 month?
- A.
1/5"
- B.
1/10"
- C.
1/100"
Correct Answer
B. 1/10" -
- 20.
When do we clean & sanitize our implements?
Correct Answer
after each & every use - 21.
Define free edge:
Correct Answer
part of nail not attatched to the skin, may extend past fingertip - 22.
At what point of the manicure do we keep instruments in alcohol sanitizer?
Correct Answer
after manicure has been completed?? - 23.
Nails are composed of a protein called ____________.
Correct Answer
keratin
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