Nj Cosmetology State Board Exam: Nail Diseases & Disorders
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- 1.The nail plate is composed of _______.
- 2.Corrugations on the nail are buffed with _______ _______.
- 3.The correct term for split or brittle nails. Check all the may apply.
- A.
Onychomycosis
- B.
Onychosis
- C.
Leuconychia
- D.
Onychorrhexis
- 4.The term(s) for ringworm of the nails. Check all the apply.
- A.
Onychorrhexis.
- B.
Leuconychia.
- C.
Onychosis.
- D.
Tinea ungium.
- E.
Onychomycosis.
- 5.Where does the nail originate?
- A.
Hyponychium.
- B.
Luna.
- C.
Matrix.
- D.
Mantle.
- 6.The matrix of the nail only grows after a 3 month resting period.
- A.
True.
- B.
False.
- 7.To repair split or cracked nails, use a ____ _____.
- 8.The skin under the free edge is called the _____.
- A.
Mantle.
- B.
Pterygium.
- C.
Hyponychium.
- D.
Matrix.
- 9.To file an artificial nail, use a ____ grit.
- A.
80
- B.
33
- C.
180
- D.
100
- 10.Pterygium is the forward and adhering cuticle at the base of the nail.
- A.
True.
- B.
False.
- 11.After soaking the nails in a finger bath, the next step of the manicure is clip the nails.
- A.
True.
- B.
False.
- 12.The deep fold of skin in which the nail root is lodge into is called the ____.
- A.
Luna.
- B.
Mantle.
- C.
Matrix.
- D.
Free edge.
- 13.To file natural nails, you use 120 grit file.
- A.
True.
- B.
False.
- 14.An infectious and inflammatory condition of the tissues surrounding the nail is called ____.
- A.
Ippanolatoid
- B.
Paranychia
- C.
Paranonychia
- D.
Onychorrexis
- 15.An inflammation with pus formation affecting the nail mantle is called onychia.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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