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A nail condition that is safe to work with in the salon is:
A) onychosis
B) onychia
C) onychophagy
D) paranychia
C) onychophagy
Carefully buffing the nails and applying a ______ is helpful when manicuring a client with ridges.
A) harsh abrasive
B) filler with polish
C) antiseptic cream
B) coat of primer
B) filler with polish
Pterygium can be recognized by:
A) Stretching of the skin around the nail plate
B) abnormal brittleness and flexibility
C) whitish discolorations with a yellow tinge
D) wavy ridges an furrows
A) stretching of the skin around the nail plate
Beau's Lines:
a)bitten nails
b)split cuticles
c)corrugations or furrows ridges across the nail
d)fungi
corrugations or furrows ridges across the nail
deformity or disease of the nail:
a)onychosis
b)nail disorder
c)condition
d)disease
onychosis
The technical term for white spots or a whitish discoloration of the nails is:
A) onychophagy
B) onychorrhexis
C) leukonychia
D) melanonychia
C) leukonychia
Cutting off living tissue around the nail can result in:
A) Eggshell nails
B) furrows
C) hangnails
D) white spots
C) hangnails
Nail disorders formerly called molds, characterized by discoloration between the nail plate and artificial nails, are actually caused by:
A) fungi
B) viruses
C) injury
D) bacteria
D) bacteria
Blue fingernails are caused by?
a)poor circulation
b)manicures
c)pressure on nail plate
d)filing to hard
poor circulation
Thick, curved, claw like nail along with enlargement of the nails and toenails:
a)onychogryposis
b)tinea pedis
c)enlargement nails
d) onychomadesis
onychogryposis
Hangnail or agnail is a condition of:
A) splitting of the cuticles
B) forward growth of the skin
C) bitten nails
D) abnormal nail brittleness
A) splitting of the cuticles
Eggshell nails have a thin nail plate and are noticeably _______ than normal.
A) more rigid
B) less fragile
C) more flexible
D) less clear
C) more flexible
It is safe to perform nail services for clients who have:
A) tinea pedis
B) nail fungus
C) eggshell nails
D) pyogenic granuloma
C) eggshell nails
Sign of iron deficiency,anemia a liver condition or other long term illness:
a)onychosis
b)koilonychia
c)bread
d)onychorrhexis
koilonychia
inflammation of the nail bed followed by shedding:
a)pedis
b)capitis
c)onychia
d)inflamed nails
onychia
Bruised nails may be a sign of
A) A severe stomach ailment
B) local bacterial infection
C) a chronic lung disorder
D) a blood clot under the nail
D) a blood clot under the nail
Darkening of the fingernails or toenails is called:
A) paronychia
B) melanonychia
C) tinea
D) leukonychia
B) melanonychia
Parasite are also known as:
A) onychosis
B) tinea
C) flagella
D) fungi
D) fungi
Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed; damaged capillaries & small amount of blood flow.
a)pincer
b)splinter hemorrhage
c)bruised nail beds
d)koilonychia
splinter hemorrhage
separation and falling off the nail plate from the nail bed:
a)onycholysis
b)onychomadesis
c)inverter nail
d) split nails
onychomadesis
Uneven growth of the nails, usually a result of illness or injury, can cause:
A) hangnails
B) ridges
C) melanonychia
D) onychophagy
B) ridges
Onychorrhexis is characterized by abnormally brittle nails with:
A) overgrowth of the nail
B) increased crosswise curvature
C) cone-shaped free edges
D) lengthwise ridges on the nail plate
D) lengthwise ridges on the nail plate
A bacterium that can cause nail infections when artificial products such as tips and wraps are applied under unclean conditions.
A) treponema pallida
B) borrelia burgdorferi
C) mycobacterium fortuitim
D) pseudomonas aeruginosa
D) pseudomas aeruginosa
Thickening of the fingernails and toenails
a)irregularities
b)onychosis
c)temper
d) onychauxis
onychauxis
condition caused by injury ,heredity or previous disease of the nail unit
a)nail disorder
b)nail blister
c)free space
d)idk
nail disorder