Jr. Ch. 10 Test Review 37 Q Nail D & D -Carrier

The surface of a healthy natural nail should be _____.

• smooth and spotted

• . flexible and spotted

• smooth and unspotted

• pitted and rough

Clients with skin or nails that are infected, inflamed, or swollen should be referred to a(n) _____.

• technician

• physician

• stylist

• Esthetician

Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate that are the result of a major illness or injury are known as _____.

• eggshell nails

• narrow lines

• Beau’s lines

• Hangnails

What is a nail condition in which blood clots form under the nail plate due to a small injury of the nail plate?

• Bruised nails

• Blue nails

• Abnormal nails

• Bruised onychia

Which type of nail has a noticeably thin, white nail plate, and is more flexible than a normal nail?

• Ingrown

• Bitten

• Leukonychia

• Eggshell

When the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn, a _____ occurs.

• purogenic granuloma

• trumpet nail

• splinter hemorrhage

• hangnail

Which treatment should be suggested to an individual with a simple hangnail?

• Removal of the damaged nail

• Hot oil manicure

• Removal of the entire cuticle, including living portions

• Daily use of medicated soaks

Redness, pain, and swelling are best described as signs of a(n) _____.

• cosmetic defect

• deformity

• infection

• Abrasion

Minor damage to the matrix that produces a whitish discoloration or white spots on the nails is known as _____.

• leukonychia

• melanonychia

• a hangnail

• nail fungus

Leukonychia spots result from _____.

• injury to the nail matrix

• calcium deficiency

• zinc excess

• excess melanocytes