Chapter 7

Question 1

“Onyx” is the technical term for:

Answer 1

The nail

Question 2

A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the treatment of the:

Answer 2

Skin

Question 3

Healthy nails are shiny, translucent pink, and…

Answer 3

Smooth

Question 4

A clot up blood forms under the nail plate is NOT a serviceable. F/T

Answer 4

False: all the time

Question 5

The growth rate of nails varies with all the following factors except:
Age
Gender 
Weight 
Temperature

Answer 5

Weight

Question 6

Your client has a foot fungus. you tell her to go see a doctor. But what kind?

Answer 6

Podiatrist

Question 7

Warm temperatures cause nails to grow:

Answer 7

Faster

Question 8

What determines the shape & Thickness of the nail plate?

Answer 8

The shape, width & length of the matrix bed.

Question 9

Eggshell nails have curved free edges. What else?

Answer 9

They are thin.

Question 10

The nail plate is produced from

Answer 10

Matrix cells

Question 11

The lunula is the visible portion of the:

Answer 11

Matrix bed

Question 12

Extending over the finger tip is a part of the nail played call the:

Answer 12

Free edge

Question 13

The eponychium is commonly known as the cuticle

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Furrows in nails are serviceable

t/F

Answer 14

True: all the time

Question 15

Hangnails are NOT serviceable

F/T

Answer 15

False: all the time

Question 16

Leukonychia is a condition in which black spots of black strips appear on the nail F/T

Answer 16

False

Question 17

What is true about melanonychia?

Answer 17

Black strips appear on the nail bed

Question 18

Onychocryptosis nails: NO SERVICE.WHY ?

Answer 18

The nail shows signs of inflammation, infection, and pus

Question 19

Onychauxis is the overgrown of nails

F/T

Answer 19

True : all the time

Question 20

Onychauxis nails: NO service

F/t

Answer 20

False: All the time

Question 21

What is Onychorrhexis?

Answer 21

Split or brittle nails that have lengthwise ridges

Question 22

When is a nail service for Onychorrhexis, ok?

Answer 22

If the nail is not split below, the free edge

Question 23

Abnormally thin or thick nails can be traced to problems affecting the:

Answer 23

Matrix bed

Question 24

A piece of the eponychium extends onto the nail plate. This is called

Answer 24

Pterygium

Question 25

The condition in which the cuticle splits is called

Answer 25

Hangnails

Question 26

What is the best way to treat pterygium?

Answer 26

Use cuticle creams and conditioners

Question 27

It is ok to do a nail service on a client with fungus

F/T

Answer 27

False: all the time

Question 28

Eggshell nails may be cause by:

Answer 28

Nervous disorders

Question 29

Melanonychia is extremely rare among:

Answer 29

Caucasians

Question 30

Applying an artificial nail to a brushed nail:

Answer 30

Is not recommended

Question 31

Furrows or corrugations are characterized by:

Answer 31

Long ridges

Question 32

Onychocryptosis is a condition in which the nail

Answer 32

Grows into the soft tissue around the nail

Question 33

Tile-shaped nails are caused by an increased curvature of the :

Answer 33

Matrix bed

Question 34

Pincer nails

Answer 34

Resemble trumpets or cones

Question 35

Plicatured nails have one or both edges

Answer 35

Folded at 90 down into soft tissue

Question 36

Onychorrhexis is characterized by split or brittle nails with:

Answer 36

Lenghwise ridges

Question 37

Onychophagy is the medical term for

Answer 37

Bitten nails

Question 38

Your client has a fungus between their nail and the tip. What should you do?

Answer 38

Remove the tip and see a doctor

Question 39

Onycholysis: no service why?

Answer 39

Wrong: onycholysis nails are ok for service if there is no fungal infection .