Chapter 10- nail Disorders And diseases Flashcards
The surface of a healthy natural nail should be
Smooth and unspotted
Clients with skin or nails that are infected inflamed or swollen should refer to a
Physician
Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate that are the result of a major illness or injury or known as
Beaus lines
What is a nail condition in which blood clots form under the nail plate due to a small injury of the nail plate
Bruised nails
Which type of nail has a noticeably thin white nail plate and is more flexible than a normal nail
Eggshell
When the Eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate become split or torn a blank occurs
Hangnail
Which treatment should be suggested to an individual with a simple hangnail
Hot oil manicure
Redness pain and swelling our best described as signs of a
Infection
Minor damage to the matrix that produces a whitish discoloration or white spots on the nails is known as
Leukonychia
Leukonychia spots result from
Injury to the nail matrix
A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation is known as
Melanonychia
Melanocytes are
Pigment cells
An individual who buys his or her nails may be said to have
Onychophagy
Splits or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges and a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate is known as
Onychorrhexis
Excessive use of a blank can cause onychorrhexis
Cuticle remover’s
A highly curve nail play often called folded nail caused by injury to the matrix or inherited is
Plicatured nail
Blank often leads to ingrown nails
Plicatured nails
Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by
Uneven growth and age
Physical trauma or injury to the nailbed that damages the capillaries and allow small amounts of blood flow results in
Splinter hemorrhages
Blank are always position lengthwise in the direction of growth
Splinter hemorrhages
The disorder in which the edges of the nail plate crawl around to form a sharp cone at the free edge is called blank
Trumpet nail
Maria has a nail deformity the general term for her condition is
Onychosis
Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shredding of the nail plate is known as
Onychia
Which of the following is an infectious nail condition
Onychomycosis
Blank refers to a fungal infection of the nail
Onychomycosis
Which parasite under some conditions can cause infections to the feet and hands
Fungi
It’s a cosmetologist provides a service to a client with a fungal infection it is blank that the cosmetologist will get that infection from the client
Extremely unlikely
Discolorations of the nail plate from the infections of the fingernails or toenails are usually the result of
Bacterial infection
A naturally occurring skin bacterium that can grow out of control in Cozumel infections in correctly referred to as mold is
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
In the early stages a typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified as a
Yellow green spot
Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue rows up from the nailbed to the nail place is called
Pyogenic granuloma
A friend shows the paperwork from a doctor stating that he has tinea pedis what is his condition?
Athletes foot
Tiny pets or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate is an indication of
Nail psoriasis
An ingrown nail is called a
Onychocryptosis
The lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shutting is a sign of
Onycholysis
Blank may be caused by an allergic reaction of the nailbed
Onycholysis
Onychomadesis Is the separation and falling off of a nail plate and can typically be traced to
Local infection
