Chapter 4 - Nail Structure, Disease and Disorders

Which of the following would be considered a medical condition that should bee seen by a physician NOT a nail tech?

• Hang Nails

• A bruised nail bed

• Paronychia

• Plicatured nail

The ____ is the hard protective plate that protects the tips of the fingers or toes.

• Nail Plate

• Nail Cuticle

• Matrix

• Natural Nail

Nails are a part of ______.

• The ligaments

• the integumentary system

• leukonychia

• onychia

What part of the natural nail unit protects the tips of the fingers and toes?

• Nail Plate

• Nail Cuticle

• Matirx

• Nail bed

The natural nail itself is technically referred to as the

• Nail Plate

• Nail cuticle

• Matrix

• Onyx

The ____ is composed of mainly keratin.

• Nail Plate

• Nail Cuticle

• Matrix

• Onyx

What are the characteristics of a normal, healthy nail?

• Soft and flexible

• firm and rigid

• firm and flexible

• soft with ridges

What color is NOT normal for a healthy nail?

• Whitish

• Reddish

• Pinkish

• Beige

The Natural Nail unit is which part of the nail?

• The tip to the first knuckle

• the tip to the second knuckle

• the whole finger

• the nail itself

Which of the following is NOT part of the natural nail unit?

• The nail plates

• the nail cuticle

• the matirx

• the onyx