Chapter 7 Flashcards
“Onyx” is the technical term for:
The nail
A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the treatment of the:
Skin
Healthy nails are shiny, translucent pink, and…
Smooth
A clot up blood forms under the nail plate is NOT a serviceable. F/T
False: all the time
The growth rate of nails varies with all the following factors except: Age Gender Weight Temperature
Weight
Your client has a foot fungus. you tell her to go see a doctor. But what kind?
Podiatrist
Warm temperatures cause nails to grow:
Faster
What determines the shape & Thickness of the nail plate?
The shape, width & length of the matrix bed.
Eggshell nails have curved free edges. What else?
They are thin.
The nail plate is produced from
Matrix cells
The lunula is the visible portion of the:
Matrix bed
Extending over the finger tip is a part of the nail played call the:
Free edge
The eponychium is commonly known as the cuticle
False
Furrows in nails are serviceable
t/F
True: all the time
Hangnails are NOT serviceable
F/T
False: all the time
Leukonychia is a condition in which black spots of black strips appear on the nail F/T
False
What is true about melanonychia?
Black strips appear on the nail bed
Onychocryptosis nails: NO SERVICE.WHY ?
The nail shows signs of inflammation, infection, and pus
Onychauxis is the overgrown of nails
F/T
True : all the time
Onychauxis nails: NO service
F/t
False: All the time
What is Onychorrhexis?
Split or brittle nails that have lengthwise ridges
When is a nail service for Onychorrhexis, ok?
If the nail is not split below, the free edge
Abnormally thin or thick nails can be traced to problems affecting the:
Matrix bed
A piece of the eponychium extends onto the nail plate. This is called
Pterygium
The condition in which the cuticle splits is called
Hangnails
What is the best way to treat pterygium?
Use cuticle creams and conditioners
It is ok to do a nail service on a client with fungus
F/T
False: all the time
Eggshell nails may be cause by:
Nervous disorders
Melanonychia is extremely rare among:
Caucasians
Applying an artificial nail to a brushed nail:
Is not recommended
Furrows or corrugations are characterized by:
Long ridges
Onychocryptosis is a condition in which the nail
Grows into the soft tissue around the nail
Tile-shaped nails are caused by an increased curvature of the :
Matrix bed
Pincer nails
Resemble trumpets or cones
Plicatured nails have one or both edges
Folded at 90 down into soft tissue
Onychorrhexis is characterized by split or brittle nails with:
Lenghwise ridges
Onychophagy is the medical term for
Bitten nails
Your client has a fungus between their nail and the tip. What should you do?
Remove the tip and see a doctor
Onycholysis: no service why?
Wrong: onycholysis nails are ok for service if there is no fungal infection .
