Ch 10 Nail Disorders and Diseases

Depressions running across the width of the nail plate are known as

• tinea pedis

• athletes foot

• furrows

• Beau's lines

Bruised nails may be a sign of a

• severe stomach ailment

• local bacterial infection

• chronic lungs disorder

• blood clot under the nail

Eggshell nails have a thin nail plate and are noticeable BLANK than normal

• more rigid

• less fragile

• more flexible

• less clear

It is safe, from infection control standpoint, to perform services for clients who have

• tinea pedis

• nail fungus

• eggshell nails

• pyogenic granuloma

Which of these nail conditions can a cosmetologist not perform services for at the salon?

• onychocryptosis

• hangnail

• bitten nails

• eggshell nails

Split or torn living tissue around the nail can result in

• eggshell nails

• furrows

• hangnails

• white spots

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

• onychosis

• onychia

• onychophagy

• leukonychia

Darkening of the fingernails or toenails is called

• onychosis

• melanonychia

• onychophagy

• leukonychia

A nail condition that is safe to work within the salon is

• onychosis

• onychia

• onychophagy

• paranychia

Onychorrhexis is characterized by abnormally brittle nails with

• overgrowth of the nail

• increased crosswise curvature

• cone shaped free edges

• lengthwise ridge on the nail plate