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pedicure
acrylics
100

An implement that shortens or shapes the nails is called:

Emery board 

100

another name for Tinea pedis is:

Athletes foot

100

How many months does it take for a new nail to grow?

12-18 months

100

During a pedicure, this product is used to remove dead skin cells:

Sloughing lotion

100

What is an overlay

Acrylic laid over the top of the natural nail.

200

A spay or polish that aids in the fast drying of polish is called:

Speed dry

200

Another term for bitten nails:

Onychophgy

200

attached to the base of the nail, under the skin, and inside the mantle is the: 

Nail root

200

During a pedicure, soak the clients feet for how many minutes?

5-10 minutes 

200

Catalysts are found in liquid monomer to:

Speed up the chemical reaction 

300

What are the five basic nail shapes?

Square, oval, squoval, round, and pointed

300

A thickening if the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth if the nail is called:

Onychauxis  

300

Jane accidentally closed the car door on her finger, the nail on that finger eventually fell off and one year later that nail grew back distorted. What nail structure has possibly been damaged?

The nail matrix

300

Two popular foot massages movement is:

Effleurage, petrissage 

300

During a two color acrylic nail application, the white acrylic is applied to:

1. Zone 1

2. Zone 2

3. Cuticle area

4. Sidewall area

Zone 1

400

What is paraffin?

A type of wax that is frequently used for hand and foot services

400

Another name for slip or brittle nails is:

Onychorrhexis

400

What is the average finger nail growth rate per month?

1/3 (.3cm) per month 

400

What must you do when performing a pedicure before anything else 

Sanitize the foot.

400

What is the first step when doing acrylics?

Wash hands.

500

Cuticle remover cream contains which if the following ingredients?

1. Bleach 

2. Salicylic acid

3. Formaldehyde 

4. Potassium Hydroxide 

Potassium hydroxide 

500

What is onychatrophia?

Wasting away if the nail

500

What is Pterygium

The living skin attached to the nail plate 

500

what is onychocryptosis

Ingrown nails

500

Methacrylic acid is typically found in what artificial nail product?

1. Primer

2. Powder

3. Monomer 

4. Dehydrator 

Primer