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Test Review Chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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1.) The natural nail is primarily composed of what substance .?

A

Keratin

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2.) Which of the following is technically referred to as the onyx .?

A

The natural nail

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3
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3.) The hard protective plate located at the end of the finger or toe is called the .?

A

Natural nail

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4
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4.) The fingernails and toenails are part of which body system.?

A

Integumentary System

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5
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5.) A normal healthy nail is fit and flexible , shiny , slightly , pink in color with a _________ surface .?

A

Smooth

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6
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6.) The keratin in natural nails is ______ the keratin in hair or skin .?

A

More durable

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7
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7.) The ______ of the nails can reflect the general health

A

Overall appearance

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8
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8.) The lower the water content in the nail , the _____ the nail becomes

A

More rigid

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9
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9.) The portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge is called the ______

A

Matrix

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10
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10.) Under the nail plate has a ______ appearance extending from the lunula to just before the free edge of the nail.

A

Pinkish

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11
Q

11.) what is the whitish half -moon shape at the base of the nail called ______

A

The lunula

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12
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12.) The matrix contains ,nerves , lymph and ______ to nourish the matrix cells.?

A

Blood vessels

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13
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13.) The ____ is the most visible and functional part of the nail unit.?

A

Nail plate

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14
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14.) Where the nail plate cells formed .?

A

Matrix

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15
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15.) The free edge_____

A

Extends over the tip of the finger or toe

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16
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16.) Nail technicians are allowed to gently push back the eponychium but are prohibited from cutting or trimming any part of the eponychium because it is

A

The living skin

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17
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17.) A tough bond of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds on organ in place is called

A

Ligament

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18
Q

18.) _____ is slightly thickened layer of the skin that lies between the finger tip and the free edge of the nail plate

A

Hyponychium

19
Q

19.) The cuticle is the ___ tissue attached to the nail plate .?

A

Colorless

20
Q

20.) Cuticle it’s is incredibly ____ and difficult times to remove to the nail plate .?

A

Sticky

21
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21.) The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix are

A

The eponychium

22
Q

22.) The length , width , and curvature of the determine the thickened , width , and curvature of the natural nail plate .

A

Matrix

23
Q

23.) Cuticle removers , when carefully applied to the nail plate can speed removal of stubborn

A

Cuticle tissue

24
Q

24.) A normal nail plate grows from the ___ and extends over the tip of the finger

A

Matrix

25
Q

25.) Ligaments are located at the base of the ___ and around the edge of the nail bed .

A

Matrix

26
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26.) The side wall , also called the ___ is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.?

A

Lateral nail fold

27
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27.) Nails grow slowest at what times of the year

A

Winter

28
Q

28.) The ____ are folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate .?

A

Nail folds

29
Q

29.) The nail of the ___ grows fastest

A

Middle finger

30
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30.) Nails of _____ grow at a slower rate than others

A

Elderly person

31
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31.) Because of hormonal changes in the body , nails growth, ______ during the last trimester of pregnancy. ?

A

Increase dramatically

32
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32.) What can be done to make the nail plate grow thicker .?

A

Nothing

33
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33.) Compared to the matrix found on finger nails , the matrix found on the toenails is ______ .?

A

Longer

34
Q

34.) Compared to fingernails , toenails grow .?

A

More slowly

35
Q

35.) How long does the replacement of the natural finger nails take .?

A

4 to 6months

36
Q

36.) How long does it take for the natural replacement of a toenail .?

A

9- 12 months

37
Q

37.) The natural nail is considered an appendage of the .?

A

Skin

38
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38.) The surface of a normal, healthy nail _____

A

Is unspotted

39
Q

39.) Oil based nail conditioners ____

A

Can improve nail flexibility

40
Q

40.) Nail folds form the nail groove or ____ on each side of the nail.

A

Furrow

41
Q

41.) As a person ages part of the nail matrix begin to permanently slow down production causing the nail plate to develop a series of _______ running the length of the plate .

A

Narrow grooves

42
Q

42.) what causes the dramatic increases and decreases in the rate of nail growth during and after pregnancy

A

Hormonal changes

43
Q

43.) Cuticle conditioners are designed for the eponychium lateral sidewalls , and _____

A

Hyponychium

44
Q

44.) The nail is relatively____ to water allowing it to pass much more easily than it will pass through normal skin of equal thickness

A

Porous

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