Manicuring

Question 0

Reuseable implements that can be cleaned disinfected and used on more than one person even if exposed to blood or body fluid

Answer 0

Multi use implements

Question 1

Designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and into the surrounding skin to soften

Answer 1

Nail oils

Question 2

Involves the use of highly concentrated non oily and volatile essential oils to induce such reactions as relaxation or invigoration or simply to create a pleasant fragrance during the service

Answer 2

Aromatherapy

Question 3

A succession of strokes by gliding the hands over an area of the body with varying degrees of pressure or contact

Answer 3

Effleurage

Question 4

Oils extracted using various forms of distillation from seeds bark roots leaves wood and resins

Answer 4

Essential oils

Question 5

240 grit and higher abrasives designed for buffing polishing and removing very fine scratches

Answer 5

Fine grit abrasives

Question 6

Barrier products that contain ingredients designed to seal the surface and hold in the sub dermal moisture in the skin

Answer 6

Nail creams

Question 7

Reusable implement used to shorten the nail plate quickly and efficiently

Answer 7

Nail clippers

Question 8

The act of causing tiny unseen openings in the skin that may allow entry by pathogenic microbes.

Answer 8

Microtrauma

Question 9

A reusable implement made of stainless steel used to push back the eponychium but can also be used to gently scrape the cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate

Answer 9

Metal pusher

Question 10

180-240 grit abrasives that are used to smooth and refine surfaces and shorten natural nails

Answer 10

Medium grit abrasives

Question 11

The manipulation of soft tissues of the body

Answer 11

Massage

Question 12

Boards and buffers less than 180 grit that quickly reduce the thickness of any surface

Answer 12

Lower grit abrasives

Question 13

Tools used to perform nail services that are multiple use or disposable

Answer 13

Implements

Question 14

In massage various strokes that manipulate or press one layer of tissue over another

Answer 14

Friction

Question 15

A stainless steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails

Answer 15

Nipper

Question 16

A conservative nail shape that is thought to be attractive on most women’s hands. Similar to squoval nail with even more rounded corners

Answer 16

Oval nail

Question 17

A combination of clear polish and protein such as collagen

Answer 17

Protein hardeners

Question 18

A slightly tapered nail usually extending just a bit past the fingertip

Answer 18

Round nail

Question 19

The list of services that you are legally allowed to perform in your specialty in your state

Answer 19

Scope of practice

Question 20

Disposable. an item that cannot be used more than once. Either because it cannot be properly cleaned and all visible residue removed or because cleaning and disinfecting it damages or contaminates it

Answer 20

Single use implement

Question 21

A nail completely straight across the free edge with no rounding at the outside edges

Answer 21

Square nail

Question 22

A nail with a square free edge that is rounded off at the corner edges

Answer 22

Squoval nail

Question 23

A wooden stick used to removed cuticle tissue from the nail plate to clean under the free edge of the nail or to apply products

Answer 23

Wooden pusher

Question 24

Suited to thin hands with long fingers and narrow nail beds nail is tapered and longer than usual to emphasize and enhance the slender appearance of the hand

Answer 24

Pointed nail

Question 25

Set of implements used for each service

Answer 25

Service sets

Question 26

Uses dimethyl urea to add cross links to the natural nail plate. DMU does not cause adverse skin reactions

Answer 26

Dimethyl urea hardeners