Nail Unit
Where the nail plate cells are formed
What is the matrix?
Known as bitten nails; chewed nails or chewed hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
What is Onychophagy?
Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate.
Name at least three types of nail shapes.
What is square, squoval, round, oval, pointed, coffin, stiletto, almond
Average rate of growth in the normal adult nail a month.
Colorless tissue attached to the nail plate around the base of nail that forms a seal.
What is the cuticle?
Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging.
What is Ridges?
Also knowns as ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail.
What is Onychocryptosis?
Season where nails grow faster.
What is summer?
If the nail is separated from the nail bed caused by injury, it becomes discolored and ?
What is discolored?
The portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.
What is the nail bed?
Noticeable thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge; usually caused by diet, hereditary factors, internal disease, or medication.
What are Eggshell nails?
Separation and falling off a nail plate from the nail bed; can affect fingernails and toenails.
What is Onychomadesis?
Nails are part of what body system?
What is the integumentary system?
This is also known as an orangewood.
What is a wooden pusher?
The living tissue at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area and should not be confused with the cuticle.
What is eponychium?
Living skin around the nail plate (often the eponychium) that become split or torn.
What is Hangnails?
What's Onychomycosis?
Where can you find/confirm if you can provide manicures in your state.
What is stated board rules and regulations?
Name at least 5 equipment items to perform a manicure.
What is manicure table with/without lamp, client chair/technician chair, finger bowl, disinfectant container, are cushions, gauze/cotton container, supply tray, nail dryer, metal trash can, sanitizing solution
Techinical term for nail.
What is onyx?
Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
What is Onychorrhexis?
Also known as athlete's foot; red, itchy rash on the skin on the bottom of feet and/or between the toes, usually between the fourth and fifth toe.
What is Tinea Pedis?
Name at least 5 structures of the natural nail.
What is free edge, hyponychium, nail plate, lunula, true cuticle, eponychium, matrix, nail bed, nail groove, perionychium?
Name at least five implements that must be cleaned and disinfected or discarded after use with each client.
What is wood pusher, metal pusher, abrasive nail file, nipper, tweezers, nail brush, nail buffer, fingernail clippers, plastic or metal spatula