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1
Q 
Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate that are the result of a major
illness or injury are known as \_\_\_\_\_. 
a.  eggshell nails 
b.  narrow lines 
c.  Beau’s lines 
d.  hangnails
A

c. Beau’s lines

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2
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What is a nail condition in which blood clots form under the nail plate due to a small injury of the nail
plate? 
a.  Bruised nails 
b.  Blue nails 
c.  Abnormal nails 
d.  Bruised onychia
A

a. Bruised nails

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3
Q

Which type of nail has a noticeably thin, white nail plate, and is more flexible than a normal nail?

a. Ingrown
b. Bitten
c. Leukonychia
d. Eggshell

A

d. Eggshell

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4
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When the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn, a _____ occurs.

a. purogenic granuloma
b. trumpet nail
c. splinter hemorrhage
d. hangnail

A

d. hangnail

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5
Q

Which treatment should be suggested to an individual with a simple hangnail?

a. Removal of the damaged nail
b. Hot oil manicure
c. Removal of the entire cuticle, including living portions
d. Daily use of medicated soaks

A

b. Hot oil manicure

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6
Q

Redness, pain, and swelling are best described as signs of a(n) _____.

a. cosmetic defect
b. deformity
c. infection
d. abrasion

A

c. infection

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7
Q

Minor damage to the matrix that produces a whitish discoloration or white spots on the nails is known as _____.

a. leukonychia
b. melanonychia
c. a hangnail
d. nail fungus

A

a. leukonychia

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8
Q

Leukonychia spots result from _____.

a. injury to the nail matrix
b. calcium deficiency
c. zinc excess
d. excess melanocytes

A

a. injury to the nail matrix

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9
Q

A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation is known as _____.

a. melanin nails
b. onycholysis
c. onychophagy
d. melanonychia

A

d. melanonychia

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10
Q

Melanocytes are _____.

a. stem cells
b. pre-cancerous cells
c. infection fighters
d. pigment cells

A

d. pigment cells

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11
Q

An individual who bites his or her nails may be said to have _____.

a. onychocryptosis
b. trumpet nail
c. onychomycosis
d. onychophagy

A

d. onychophagy

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12
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Split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges and a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate is known as _____.

a. onychophagy
b. onychophosis
c. onychorrhexis
d. plicatured nails

A

c. onychorrhexis

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13
Q

Excessive use of _____ can cause onychorrhexis.

a. hot oil treatments
b. nail strengtheners
c. cuticle removers
d. nail polish

A

c. cuticle removers

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14
Q

A highly curved nail plate often called “folded nail,” caused by injury to the matrix or inherited, is a(n) _____.

a. bruised nail
b. bitten nail
c. plicatured nail
d. eggshell nail

A

c. plicatured nail

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15
Q

_____ often leads to ingrown nails.

a. Onychophagy
b. Plicatured nails
c. Nail pterygium
d. Beau’s lines

A

b. Plicatured nails

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16
Q

Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by _____.

a. overgrowth and polish
b. medication and cold temperatures
c. uneven growth and age
d. bitten nails

A

c. uneven growth and age

17
Q

Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow results in _____.

a. purogenic granulomas
b. trumpet nail
c. splinter hemorrhages
d. hangnails

A

c. splinter hemorrhages

18
Q

_____ are always be positioned lengthwise in the direction of growth.

a. Splinter hemorrhages
b. Hangnails
c. Koilonychia
d. Leukonychia

A

a. Splinter hemorrhages

19
Q

The disorder in which the edges of the nail plate curl around to form a sharp cone at the free edge is called _____.

a. purogenic granuloma
b. trumpet nail
c. splinter hemorrhages
d. onychophagy

A

b. trumpet nail

20
Q

Moriah has a nail deformity. The general term for her condition is _____.

a. onyx
b. onychia
c. onychosis
d. onychophosis

A

c. onychosis

21
Q

Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shredding of the natural nail plate is known as _____.

a. onychia
b. onyx
c. fungi
d. flagella

A

a. onychia

22
Q

Which of the following is an infectious nail condition?

a. onychomycosis
b. nail psoriasis
c. onychocryptosis
d. onycholysis

A

a. onychomycosis

23
Q

_____ refers to a fungal infection of the nail.

a. Onychocryptosis
b. Onychopathology
c. Onychomycosis
d. Onychophagy

A

c. Onychomycosis

24
Q

Which parasite, under some conditions, can cause infections to the feet and hands?

a. Onychiosis
b. Flagella
c. Fungi
d. Plicature

A

c. Fungi

25
Q

If a cosmetologist provides a service to a client with a fungal infection, it is _____ that the cosmetologist will get that infection from the client.

a. extremely unlikely
b. possible
c. probable
d. extremely likely

A

a. extremely unlikely

26
Q

Discolorations of the nail plate from infections of the fingernails or toenails are usually the result of a _____.

a. mold
b. fungus
c. viral infection
d. bacterial infection

A

d. bacterial infection

27
Q

A naturally occurring skin bacterium that can grow out of control and cause nail infections, incorrectly referred to as mold, is _____.

a. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
b. paronychia granular
c. pyogenic granular
d. plicatured nails

A

a. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

28
Q

In the early stages, a typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified as a _____.

a. yellow-green spot
b. nail deformity
c. separation of the nail
d. white, lengthwise ridge

A

a. yellow-green spot

29
Q

Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate is called _____.

a. pyogenic granuloma
b. trumpet nail
c. splinter hemorrhages
d. onychophagy

A

a. pyogenic granuloma

30
Q

A friend shows you paperwork from a doctor stating that he has tinea pedis. What is his condition?

a. Scaling skin
b. Whitish patches on the nail
c. Athlete’s foot
d. Ingrown nails

A

c. Athlete’s foot

31
Q

Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate is an indication of _____.

a. local infection
b. ingrown nails
c. athlete’s foot
d. nail psoriasis

A

d. nail psoriasis

32
Q

An ingrown nail is called a(n) is called _____.

a. onychocryptosis
b. trumpet nail
c. onychomycosis
d. onychophagy

A

a. onychocryptosis

33
Q

The lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding is a sign of _____.

a. onychomadesis
b. nail psoriasis
c. eggshell nails
d. onycholysis

A

d. onycholysis

34
Q

_____ may be caused by an allergic reaction of the nail bed.

a. Onycholysis
b. Melanonychia
c. Onychophagy
d. Splinter hemorrhage

A

a. Onycholysis

35
Q

Onychomadesis is the separation and falling off of a nail plate and can typically be traced to _____.

a. darkening of nail
b. nail splitting
c. local infection
d. bitten nails

A

c. local infection

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