Test Review Chapter 8 Flashcards
1.) The natural nail is primarily composed of what substance .?
Keratin
2.) Which of the following is technically referred to as the onyx .?
The natural nail
3.) The hard protective plate located at the end of the finger or toe is called the .?
Natural nail
4.) The fingernails and toenails are part of which body system.?
Integumentary System
5.) A normal healthy nail is fit and flexible , shiny , slightly , pink in color with a _________ surface .?
Smooth
6.) The keratin in natural nails is ______ the keratin in hair or skin .?
More durable
7.) The ______ of the nails can reflect the general health
Overall appearance
8.) The lower the water content in the nail , the _____ the nail becomes
More rigid
9.) The portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge is called the ______
Matrix
10.) Under the nail plate has a ______ appearance extending from the lunula to just before the free edge of the nail.
Pinkish
11.) what is the whitish half -moon shape at the base of the nail called ______
The lunula
12.) The matrix contains ,nerves , lymph and ______ to nourish the matrix cells.?
Blood vessels
13.) The ____ is the most visible and functional part of the nail unit.?
Nail plate
14.) Where the nail plate cells formed .?
Matrix
15.) The free edge_____
Extends over the tip of the finger or toe
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
The living skin
17.) A tough bond of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds on organ in place is called
Ligament
18.) _____ is slightly thickened layer of the skin that lies between the finger tip and the free edge of the nail plate
Hyponychium
19.) The cuticle is the ___ tissue attached to the nail plate .?
Colorless
20.) Cuticle it’s is incredibly ____ and difficult times to remove to the nail plate .?
Sticky
21.) The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix are
The eponychium
22.) The length , width , and curvature of the determine the thickened , width , and curvature of the natural nail plate .
Matrix
23.) Cuticle removers , when carefully applied to the nail plate can speed removal of stubborn
Cuticle tissue
24.) A normal nail plate grows from the ___ and extends over the tip of the finger
Matrix
25.) Ligaments are located at the base of the ___ and around the edge of the nail bed .
Matrix
26.) The side wall , also called the ___ is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.?
Lateral nail fold
27.) Nails grow slowest at what times of the year
Winter
28.) The ____ are folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate .?
Nail folds
29.) The nail of the ___ grows fastest
Middle finger
30.) Nails of _____ grow at a slower rate than others
Elderly person
31.) Because of hormonal changes in the body , nails growth, ______ during the last trimester of pregnancy. ?
Increase dramatically
32.) What can be done to make the nail plate grow thicker .?
Nothing
33.) Compared to the matrix found on finger nails , the matrix found on the toenails is ______ .?
Longer
34.) Compared to fingernails , toenails grow .?
More slowly
35.) How long does the replacement of the natural finger nails take .?
4 to 6months
36.) How long does it take for the natural replacement of a toenail .?
9- 12 months
37.) The natural nail is considered an appendage of the .?
Skin
38.) The surface of a normal, healthy nail _____
Is unspotted
39.) Oil based nail conditioners ____
Can improve nail flexibility
40.) Nail folds form the nail groove or ____ on each side of the nail.
Furrow
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 .
Narrow grooves
42.) what causes the dramatic increases and decreases in the rate of nail growth during and after pregnancy
Hormonal changes
43.) Cuticle conditioners are designed for the eponychium lateral sidewalls , and _____
Hyponychium
44.) The nail is relatively____ to water allowing it to pass much more easily than it will pass through normal skin of equal thickness
Porous
