Pedicure revision

Why is it important to maintain standards of hygiene

• avoid cross-infection
• keeps salon tidy
• gives a better finish to the manicure
• to keep client happy

The skin produces which of the following in response to sunlight exposure?

• Collagen

• Elastin

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin A

The skin regulates heat through

• vasodilation and sebum production

• sweating and sebum production

• sebum and arrector pili muscle relaxation

• arrector pili muscle contraction and sweating

Sensory messages from the skin are interpreted through which system?

• Nervous

• Integumentary

• Limbic

• Endocrine

Melanin is produced in the skin to provide which kind of function?

• Regulation of temperature

• Protection from UV rays

• Moisturising the skins surface

• More efficient immunity

The formation of nails from living cells to dead tissue is known as

• eponychium

• keratinisation

• perionychium

• oxidisation

Nail growth can be affected by which of the following factors?

• illness and medication

• Filing and buffing

• Occasional fast food

• Drinking too much water

How long on average does it take for a toe nail to grow from the matrix to the free edge?

• 1 month

• 6 months

• 12 months

• 18 months

The shape and thickness of the nail is determined by the

• lunula

• mantle

• nail bed

• matrix

Which arteries are found in the lower leg?

• Fermoral and fibular

• Peroneal and tibial

• Popliteal and iliac

• Radial and ulnar