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Infection Control
Nail Structure & Growth
Nail Disorders & Diseases
Structures & Growth of Hair
Structures & Growth of Hair II
100
Bacteria
What is a one-celled microorganisms with both plant and aminal characteristics called?
100
100
What is the number of layers found in the nail cell?
100
Beau's lines
What is visible depressions running across the width of the nail plate that are the result of a major illness called?
100
Follicle
What is a pocket or tube-like depression in the scalp or skin that contains the hair root?
100
Melanin
What is the name given for the natural pigment located in the cortex called?
200
Parasities
What is a microscopic plant parasite that includes mold,mildew and yeast called?
200
Flexibility
What is the roll of the water content and what is its direct affect on the nail?
200
Melanonychia
What is a dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation called?
200
Cuticle
What is the name of the hair shaft layer that creates shine and smoothness and gives a silky feel to healthy hair?
200
Eumelanin
What is the melanin that provides brown and black color to the hair?
300
Causes metal to rust Damage toplastic and rubber products Known carcinogens
What is one major drawback to using a phenolic disinfectant?
300
Integumentary ( Skin )
What is the system called that the nail ia a direct part of?
300
Fungi
What is a parasite that under some conditions can cause infections to the feet and hands called?
300
Dermal papilla
What is a small, cone-shaped area located at the base of the hair follicle that fits into the hair bulb called?
300
Lanugo hair
What is another name for the vellous hair that is short, fine, and downy?
400
Bleach
What is the common name given for Sodium hypochlorite?
400
Bed epithelium
What is the name of the thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail bed containing many nerves?
400
Onyholysis
What is lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding of the natural nail plate?
400
Cortex
What is layer in which overlapping cuticle scales attach to?
400
Anagen, catagen, and telogen
What is the three cycles of the human hair?
500
OSHA
What regulatory agency regulates Universal Precautions for bloodborn pathogens?
500
Cuticle
What is the dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate called?
500
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What is the naturally ocurring skin bacterium that can grow out of control and cause nail infections, incorrectly referred to as mold?
500
Polpeptide chain
Whatis the long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds called?
500
Telogen phase
What is the resting phase or finial phase of the hair cycle that last until the fully grown hair is shed?