Nails Flashcards
What is the average growth rate of nails in adults?
a) 1/8” (.3 cm) per month
b) 1/4” (.6 cm) per month
c) 1/3” (.8 cm) per month
d) 1/16” (.1 cm) per month
A
The primary purpose of the free edge of the nail is to:
a) beautify the fingertip
b) hold moisture in the nail
c) protect the sebaceous glands
d) protect the tip of the finger and/or toe
D
Pterygium of the nail can occur at either the hyponychium or at the:
a) nail wall
b) nail root
c) eponychium
d) perionychium
C
Another term for tinea pedis is:
a) hangnail
b) athlete’s foot
c) tinea unguium
d) contact dermatitis
B
Uneven growth of a nail may cause:
a) blue nails
b) kolionychia
c) leukonychia
d) wavy ridges
D
The study of the structure and growth of the nails is called:
a) onyx
b) etiology
c) onychology
d) keratinization
C
What is the pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix of the nail?
a) onyx
b) lunula
c) mantle
d) nail groove
C
What part of the nail contains lymph, blood vessels and nerves that create cells?
a) matrix
b) lunula
c) nail plate
d) free edge
A
The active tissue that generates cells, which harden as they move outward to form the nail plate is called the nail:
a) cuticle
b) matrix
c) mantle
d) eponychium
B
A thickening of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail is called:
a) onychia
b) pterygium
c) onychauxis
d) tinea manus
C
What condition can result when the cuticle becomes overly dry and splits?
a) tinea
b) matrix
c) hangnail
d) leuconychia
C
The nail disease referred to as ringworm of the nail is:
a) tinea pedis
b) paronychia
c) tinea manus
d) onychomycosis
D
The nail bed is attached to the bone by specialized:
a) cells
b) nerves
c) muscles
d) ligaments
D
Onychorrhexis is a term indicating the nail condition called:
a) bitten nails
b) bruised nails
c) split or brittle nails
d) pigmentation problems
C
Under normal circumstances, the growth of a new fingernail takes approximately:
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 1-3 weeks
d) 4-6 months
D
What is the living tissue that overlies the nail plate on the sides of the nail?
a) lunula
b) cuticle
c) nail wall
d) perionychium
D
Another term for bitten nails is:
a) onychoptosis
b) onychophagy
c) onychorrhexis
d) onychogryposis
D
Another name for split or brittle nails is:
a) agnails
b) leukonychia
c) onychophagy
d) onychorrhexis
D
Systemic or long-term illness or nerve disturbance can cause kolionychia, also known as:
a) furrows
b) hangnails
c) spoon nails
d) ingrown nails
C
What part of the nail contains lymph, blood vessels and nerves that create cells?
a) matrix
b) lunula
c) nail plate
d) free edge
A
Another term for tinea pedis is:
a) hangnail
b) athlete’s foot
c) tinea unguium
d) contact dermatitis
B
The live tissue at the base of the nail is called the:
a) mantle
b) eponychium
c) perionychium
d) hyponychium
B
Onychoptosis refers to:
a) ingrown nail
b) ringworm of the nail
c) inflammation of the nail matrix
d) shedding or falling off of nails
D
The living tissue under the free edge of the nail is the:
a) lunula
b) nail root
c) eponychium
d) hyponychium
D
The part of the nail plate that extends beyond the end of the finger is called the:
a) side wall
b) free edge
c) eponychium
d) hyponychium
B
Indented vertical lines down the nail plate that may be caused by illness or injury are called:
a) roots
b) furrows
c) grooves
d) corrugations
B
The study of the structure and growth of the nails is called:
a) onyx
b) etiology
c) onychology
d) keratinization
C
Under normal circumstances, the growth of a new fingernail takes approximately:
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 1-3 weeks
d) 4-6 months
D
Systemic or long-term illness or nerve disturbance can cause kolionychia, also known as:
a) furrows
b) hangnails
c) spoon nails
d) ingrown nails
C
The nail plate rests on which area of the nail?
a) nail bed
b) side wall
c) free edge
d) nail groove
A
What type of light does no-chip polish utilize to cure?
a) IPL
b) LED
c) halogen
d) infrared
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