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WorksheetsChapter 10 Nail Disorders
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Nails that are flexible with a thin, white nail plate which may curve over the free edge are called:
eggshell nails
discolored nails
hangnail
nail ridges
Signs of infection include all of the following EXCEPT:
pain
pus
swelling
lightened skin color
Increased pigment cells within the matrix bed are responsible for a condition called
discolored fingernails
blue fingernails
melanonychia
onychophagy
Which term refers to split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges caused by excessive chemicals, improper filing, or injury to the matrix?
onychorrhexis
onychogryposis
onychophagy
plicatured nails
When the skin is stretched by the nail plate, the resulting condition is known as:
onychauxis
koilonychia
nail pterygium
onychogryposis
When the free edge pinches the sidewalls into a deep curve, this is called pincer nail or:
trumpet nail
onychophagy
eggshell nail
leukonychia spots
What is the technical term for ingrown nails?
onycholysis
onychia
onychocryptosis
onychomadesis
A person with tinea pedis has a _____ infection.
parasitic
fungal
bacterial
viral
Paronychia is caused by a _____ infection.
viral
parasitic
fungal
bacterial
Which term refers to the thickening of the nails?
onychauxis
pincer nail
onychorrhexis
koilonychia
When a nail plate separates and falls from the nail bed, it is called:
onycholysis
onychocryptosis
onychomadesis
onychomycosis
When performing a hand, skin, and nail analysis, you should evaluate all of the following EXCEPT the:
moisture level of the skin
condition and length of the nails
seriousness of any medical conditions
temperature of the skin
A bruised nail bed with a dark purplish spot under the nail plate is the result of a:
blood clot
nail infection
systemic disorder
calcium deficiency
Which condition is characterized by visible depressions across the width of the natural nail plate?
Beau’s lines
hangnail
koilonychia
melanonychia
Whitish discoloration of the nails is a sign of which condition?
melanonychia
eggshell nails
leukonychia spots
Beau’s lines
Onychophagy is the technical term used to describe _____ nails.
bitten
ingrown
brittle
thickened
The technical term used to describe a highly curved nail is:
nail pterygium
eggshell nails
splinter hemorrhage
plicatured nails
What causes ridges?
normal aging
physical injury
improper diet
chewing the nails
On a nail plate, the early stages of a typical pseudomonal bacterial infection are identified as a _____ spot.
white
light-green
pink
brown-black
Lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding, starting at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula is:
pyogenic granuloma
onychomycosis
paronychia
onycholysis
Salmon patches are a sign of which condition?
tinea pedis
paronychia
nail psoriasis
onychia
A lump of red tissue growing up from the nail bed to the nail plate is a sign of which condition?
pyogenic granuloma
nail psoriasis
tinea pedis
onychomadesis
Which condition is an inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural plate?
onychocryptosis
onychomycosis
onychia
paronychia
Which term refers to a fungal infection of the natural nail plate?
onycholysis
onychomadesis
onychocryptosis
onychomycosis
What should you do if you identify the signs of pyogenic granuloma when performing the hand, nail, and skin analysis?
Recommend an at-home treatment.
Refer the client to a physician.
Try to identify the cause.
Recommend a salon treatment.
