Nail Diseases

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

• tinea pedis
• athlete’s foot
• furrows
• Beau’s lines

Bruised nails may be a sign of a .

• severe stomach ailment
• local bacterial infection
• chronic lung disorder
• blood clot under the nail

Eggshell nails have a thin nail plate and are noticeably____ than normal.

• more rigid
• less fragile
• more flexible
• less clear

It is safe, from an infection control standpoint, to perform nail 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 .

• onychophagy
• onychorrhexis
• leukonychia
• melanonychia

Darkening of the fingernails or toenails is called .

• paronychia
• melanonychia
• tinea
• 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 ridges on the nail plate