Nails Study Guide

Question 0

What is the skin that touches, overlaps, and surrounds the nail?

Answer 0

Perionychium

Question 1

Attached at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the mantle is the ?

Answer 1

Nail root

Question 2

The active tissues that generates cells that harden as they move outward from the root to the nail

Answer 2

Matrix

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Mantle

Question 4

Fold of skin on either side of the nail groove are called

Answer 4

Nail wall

Question 5

The lunula is the half-moon shape at the base of the nail that appears white due to a reflection of lift at the point where the

Answer 5

Nail matrix and bed meet

Question 6

Average growth rate of nails in adults

Answer 6

1/8” per month

Question 7

Growth of new nail plate takes

Answer 7

4-6 months

Question 8

Any disease disorder or condition of nail

Answer 8

Onychosis

Question 9

Nails with a sign of disease

Answer 9

Refer to physician

Question 10

Technical make for the disease referred to as ringworm of the nail

Answer 10

Onychomycosis

Question 11

What descriptions imdentify possible causes of Paronychia

Answer 11

Systemic disease

Question 12

Times pedis appears as itching and peeling of the skin on the feet and the client must be

Answer 12

Referred to physician

Question 13

Only chia is an inflammation of the

Answer 13

Nail matrix

Question 14

Indented vertical lines down the nail plate that may be caused by illness or injury are called

Answer 14

Furrows

Question 15

Trimming toe nails straight across helps avoid

Answer 15

Ingrown toenails

Question 16

White spots on the nail

Answer 16

Leuconychia

Question 17

Condition where cuticle becomes overly dry and splits

Answer 17

Hangnail

Question 18

Excess of living skin attached to the nail plate that disrupts normal nail growth

Answer 18

Pterygium

Question 19

Thickening of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail

Answer 19

Onychauxis

Question 20

What do you do if a client coma I’m and exhibits signs of onychophagy

Answer 20

Offer to perform weekly nail service, including polish

Question 21

Yellow-green spit that turns black and begins to smell

Answer 21

Nail fungus

Question 22

Onychorrhexis

Answer 22

Split or brittle nails

Question 23

What do you do if you find fungus on hand or feet

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Refer to physician

Question 24

How do you handle implements exposed to blood

Answer 24

Disinfect implements with a broad spectrum disinfectant

Question 25

When removing nail polish work from

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Base to tip

Question 26

Nail wraps can be made of

Answer 26

Fiberglass linen nylon and silk