Nails Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

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2
Q

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

A

D

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3
Q

Pterygium of the nail can occur at either the hyponychium or at the:

a) nail wall
b) nail root
c) eponychium
d) perionychium

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C

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4
Q

Another term for tinea pedis is:

a) hangnail
b) athlete’s foot
c) tinea unguium
d) contact dermatitis

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B

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5
Q

Uneven growth of a nail may cause:

a) blue nails
b) kolionychia
c) leukonychia
d) wavy ridges

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D

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6
Q

The study of the structure and growth of the nails is called:

a) onyx
b) etiology
c) onychology
d) keratinization

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C

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7
Q

What is the pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix of the nail?

a) onyx
b) lunula
c) mantle
d) nail groove

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C

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8
Q

What part of the nail contains lymph, blood vessels and nerves that create cells?

a) matrix
b) lunula
c) nail plate
d) free edge

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A

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9
Q

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

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B

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10
Q

A thickening of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail is called:

a) onychia
b) pterygium
c) onychauxis
d) tinea manus

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C

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11
Q

What condition can result when the cuticle becomes overly dry and splits?

a) tinea
b) matrix
c) hangnail
d) leuconychia

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C

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12
Q

The nail disease referred to as ringworm of the nail is:

a) tinea pedis
b) paronychia
c) tinea manus
d) onychomycosis

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D

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13
Q

The nail bed is attached to the bone by specialized:

a) cells
b) nerves
c) muscles
d) ligaments

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D

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14
Q

Onychorrhexis is a term indicating the nail condition called:

a) bitten nails
b) bruised nails
c) split or brittle nails
d) pigmentation problems

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C

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15
Q

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

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D

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16
Q

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

A

D

17
Q

Another term for bitten nails is:

a) onychoptosis
b) onychophagy
c) onychorrhexis
d) onychogryposis

A

D

18
Q

Another name for split or brittle nails is:

a) agnails
b) leukonychia
c) onychophagy
d) onychorrhexis

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D

19
Q

Systemic or long-term illness or nerve disturbance can cause kolionychia, also known as:

a) furrows
b) hangnails
c) spoon nails
d) ingrown nails

A

C

20
Q

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

A

21
Q

Another term for tinea pedis is:

a) hangnail
b) athlete’s foot
c) tinea unguium
d) contact dermatitis

A

B

22
Q

The live tissue at the base of the nail is called the:

a) mantle
b) eponychium
c) perionychium
d) hyponychium

A

B

23
Q

Onychoptosis refers to:

a) ingrown nail
b) ringworm of the nail
c) inflammation of the nail matrix
d) shedding or falling off of nails

A

D

24
Q

The living tissue under the free edge of the nail is the:

a) lunula
b) nail root
c) eponychium
d) hyponychium

A

D

25
Q

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

A

B

26
Q

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

A

B

27
Q

The study of the structure and growth of the nails is called:

a) onyx
b) etiology
c) onychology
d) keratinization

A

C

28
Q

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

A

D

29
Q

Systemic or long-term illness or nerve disturbance can cause kolionychia, also known as:

a) furrows
b) hangnails
c) spoon nails
d) ingrown nails

A

C

30
Q

The nail plate rests on which area of the nail?

a) nail bed
b) side wall
c) free edge
d) nail groove

A

A

31
Q

What type of light does no-chip polish utilize to cure?

a) IPL
b) LED
c) halogen
d) infrared

A

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