Milady Nail Disorders and Diseases Chapter 6

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100

A nail condition that is safe to work with in the salon is:

A) onychosis

B) onychia

C) onychophagy

D) paranychia

C) onychophagy

200

The technical term for white spots or a whitish discoloration of the nails is:

A) onychophagy

B) onychorrhexis

C) leukonychia

D) melanonychia

C) leukonychia

300

Hangnail 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

400

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

500

Length wise grooves in the nail plate:

A) hangnails

B) ridges

C) melanonychia

D) onychophagy

B) ridges

2

100

Carefully buffing the nails and applying a ______ is helpful when manicuring a client with ridges.

A) harsh abrasive

B) filler with  gel polish

C) antiseptic cream

B) coat of primer

B) filler with polish

200

Cutting off living tissue around the nail can result in:

A) Eggshell nails

B) furrows

C) hangnails

D) white spots

C) hangnails

300

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

400

Darkening of the fingernails or black band extending from the base to the free edge is called:

A) paronychia

B) melanonychia

C) tinea

D) leukonychia

B) melanonychia

500

Onychorrhexis is characterized by abnormally brittle nails and:

A) overgrowth of the nail

B) increased crosswise curvature

C) cone-shaped free edges

D) irregular splits and surface roughness 

D) irregular splits and surface roughness 

3

100

Nail Pterygium can be recognized by:

A) Stretching of the eponychium or hyponychium 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 eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate

200

Also known as subungual melanoma. A rare and serious type of skin cancer that begins in the nail matrix

A) fungi

B) viruses

C) injury

D) nail melanoma

D) nail melanoma

300

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

400

Parasite are also known as:

A) onychosis

B) tinea

C) flagella

D) fungi

D) fungi

500

A rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause infection; usually yellow-green spots  

A) treponema pallida

B) borrelia burgdorferi

C) mycobacterium fortuitim

D) pseudomonas aeruginosa

D) pseudomas aeruginosa

4

100

Severe nail inflammation, in which large lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate. 

A) paronychia

B) onchomadesis

C) Onycholysis

D) pyogenic granuloma

D) pyogenic granuloma

200

Medical term for fungal infections of the feet

A) pseudomonas aerginosa

B) onycholysis

C) tenia pedis

D) onychocryptosis

B)  tenia pedis

300

Also known as an ingrown toenail 

Onychocryptosis

400

Nail plate fungal infection, consisting of whitish patches that can be scraped off the nail's surface. 

onychomycosis

500

nail surface pitting roughness

nail psoriasis 

5

100

What is the first step in hand, nail, skin analysis?

Clean the hands of both cosmetologist and client.

200

What should a cosmetologist use to protect their hands? 

gloves 

300

Your license does not allow you to:

A) turn away a client

B) use sanitized implements

C) diagnose a client 

D) Treat infections

C) diagnose a client

400

A separation and falling off of the nail plate and bed. 

Onycholysis

500

Where can you find your scope of practice laws under?

Definitions