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Study Of Nails Flashcards

0
Q

Protects the tips of the fingers or toes

A

Free edge

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Q

The nail is an ________ of the skin.

A

Appendage

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The _________ is the half-moon shape at the base of the nail, which appears white due to a reflection of light at the point where the nail matrix meets nail bed.

A

Lunula

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3
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The _________ is the cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail.

A

Eponychium

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4
Q

The ______ _______ is attached to the matrix at the base of the nail, under the skin and inside the mantle.

A

Nail root

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5
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The ________ is the pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix.

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Mantle

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6
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The ________ ________ has nerves and blood vessels that supply nourishment.

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Nail bed

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7
Q

The _______ ________ are tracks on either side of the nail that the nail moves on as it grows.

A

Nail grooves

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8
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The _________ is the skin that touches, overlaps, and surrounds the nail.

A

Perionychium

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9
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The ______ is the skin under the free edge.

A

Hyponichium

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10
Q

Growth of a new nail plate takes about ____ to ____ months.

A

4, 6

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11
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Nails grow at an average of ____ per month.

A

1/8”

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12
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Nail growth is faster in _______ and can be affected by _______.

A

Summer, nutrition

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13
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Any disease, disorder, or condition of the nail is called an _________.

A

Onychosis

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14
Q

What do you do if a nail disease is present?

A

Stop service. Refer to physician.

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15
Q

A _______ nail is smooth, curved, and without hollows or wavy ridges.

A

Healthy

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16
Q

Tinea pedis

A

Athletes foot or ringworm

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17
Q

Symptoms of tinea pedis

A

Itching and peeling of skin on feet

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18
Q

What do you do if client has tinea pedis?

A

Refer to physician

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19
Q

Bacterial infection caused by infected hangnail

A

Paronychia

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20
Q

Prolonged exposure to _____ can cause paronychia

A

Water

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21
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Inflammation of nail matrix

A

Onychia

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22
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Onychatrophia is caused by _______ or _______ disease.

A

Injury, systemic

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23
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________ are indented vertical lines down the nail plate

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Furrows

24
Q

Furrows are _______ or ______ related.

A

Injury, illness

25
Q

Ingrown nails

A

Onychocryptosis

26
Q

How do you treat onychocryptosis?

A

Trim nail straight across.

27
Q

Onychauxis is also known as ________.

A

Hypertrophy

28
Q

Hangnails

A

Agnails

29
Q

Agnails are caused by ______ and ______ cuticles.

A

Dry, split

30
Q

Caused by blood trapped under nails or small capillaries hemorrhage

A

Bruised nails

31
Q

White spots on nails

A

Leuconychia

32
Q

Caused by injury to nail, heredity, systemic disorders, or nutritional deficiency

A

Leuconychia

33
Q

Bitten nails

A

Onychophagy

34
Q

Onychophagy is caused by ______ _______ or is _______ related.

A

Nervous habit, stress

35
Q

How do you treat onychophagy?

A

Weekly nail service with polish

36
Q

Split or brittle nails

A

Onychorrhexis

37
Q

Caused by injury, improper filing, or harsh chemicals

A

Onychorrhexis

38
Q

Indicated by yellow-green spot that becomes black

A

Fungus

39
Q

What do you do if client shows signs of fungus?

A

Refer to physician.

40
Q

Used to remove stains and whiten nails

A

Nail bleach

41
Q

_______ ______ is used with warm water in finger bowl.

A

Liquid soap

42
Q

Used to aid in fast drying of polish

A

Speed dry

43
Q

Used to shorten and shape nails and smooth rough edges

A

Emery board

44
Q

Wash implements with _____ and ______ then _______.

A

Soap, water, disinfect

45
Q

According to the blood spill procedure, _________ implements with a broad spectrum _________.

A

Disinfect, disinfectant

46
Q

Remove polish from _______ to ______.

A

Base, tip

47
Q

First step of polishing

A

Base coat

48
Q

Apply two coats of _______

A

Polish

49
Q

Remove excess polish from ________ using orangewood stick wrapped in ______ and saturated in _______.

A

Skin, cotton, remover

50
Q

When massaging during pedicure, apply pressure to the muscular tissue on either side of the _________.

A

Shinbone

51
Q

Helpful for very dry, aging or abused hands and on ridged or brittle nails

A

Hot oil or cream manicure

52
Q

The basic artificial nail systems

A
  1. Acrylic
  2. Nail wrap
  3. Gel nails
53
Q

The correct size of nail tips should cover no more than ____ to ____ of the nail bed.

A

1/3, 1/2

54
Q

______ and _____ clients hand before performing service.

A

Wash, sanitize

55
Q

What do you do before applying acrylic nail form?

A

Apply dehydrant

56
Q

What two things do you do after applying nail form?

A

Apply primer and form bead on brush

57
Q

File and buff to balance nail and blend remaining acrylic to ______ _______ during a fill on service.

A

Nail growth

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