Cosmetology Chapter 10 Quiz Game

The surface of a healthy natural nail should be

• a. smooth and spotted
• b. flexible and spotted
• c. smooth and unspotted
• d. pitted and rough

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

• a. technician
• b. physician
• c. stylist
• d. 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

• a. eggshell nails
• b. narrow lines
• c. Beau's lines
• d. hangnails

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

• a. Bruised nails
• b. Blue nails
• c. Abnormal nails
• d. Bruised onychia

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

• a. Ingrown
• b. Bitten
• c. Leukonychia
• d. Eggshell

When the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or tom, a occurs

• a. purogenic granuloma
• b. trumpet nail
• c. splinter hemorrhage
• d. hangnail

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

• a. Removal of the damaged nail
• b. Hot oil manicure
• c. Removal of the entire cuticle, including living portions
• d. Daily use of medicated soaks

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

• a. cosmetic defect
• b. deformity
• c. infection
• d. abrasion

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

• a. leukonychia
• b. melanonychia
• c. a hangnail
• d. nail fungus

Leukonychia spots result from

• a. injury to the nail matrix
• b. calcium deficiency
• c. zinc excess
• d. excess melanocytes