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
