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Chapter 10 Nail Disorders

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
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1.

Nails that are flexible with a thin, white nail plate which may curve over the free edge are called:

a)

eggshell nails

b)

discolored nails

c)

hangnail

d)

nail ridges

2.

Signs of infection include all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

pain

b)

pus

c)

swelling

d)

lightened skin color

3.

Increased pigment cells within the matrix bed are responsible for a condition called

a)

discolored fingernails

b)

blue fingernails

c)

melanonychia

d)

onychophagy

4.

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?

a)

onychorrhexis

b)

onychogryposis

c)

onychophagy

d)

plicatured nails

5.

When the skin is stretched by the nail plate, the resulting condition is known as:

a)

onychauxis

b)

koilonychia

c)

nail pterygium​

d)

onychogryposis

6.

When the free edge pinches the sidewalls into a deep curve, this is called pincer nail or:

a)

trumpet nail

b)

onychophagy

c)

eggshell nail

d)

leukonychia spots

7.

What is the technical term for ingrown nails?

a)

onycholysis

b)

onychia

c)

onychocryptosis

d)

onychomadesis

8.

A person with tinea pedis has a _____ infection.

a)

parasitic

b)

fungal

c)

bacterial

d)

viral

9.

Paronychia is caused by a _____ infection.

a)

viral

b)

parasitic

c)

fungal

d)

bacterial

10.

Which term refers to the thickening of the nails?​

a)

​onychauxis

b)

​pincer nail

c)

​onychorrhexis

d)

​koilonychia

11.

When a nail plate separates and falls from the nail bed, it is called:​

a)

​onycholysis

b)

​onychocryptosis

c)

​onychomadesis

d)

​onychomycosis

12.

When performing a hand, skin, and nail analysis, you should evaluate all of the following EXCEPT the:​

a)

moisture level of the skin

b)

condition and length of the nails​

c)

seriousness of any medical conditions​

d)

temperature of the skin

13.

A bruised nail bed with a dark purplish spot under the nail plate is the result of a:

a)

blood clot

b)

nail infection

c)

systemic disorder

d)

calcium deficiency

14.

Which condition is characterized by visible depressions across the width of the natural nail plate?

a)

Beau’s lines

b)

hangnail

c)

koilonychia

d)

melanonychia

15.

Whitish discoloration of the nails is a sign of which condition?

a)

melanonychia

b)

eggshell nails

c)

leukonychia spots

d)

Beau’s lines

16.

Onychophagy is the technical term used to describe _____ nails.

a)

bitten

b)

ingrown

c)

brittle

d)

thickened

17.

The technical term used to describe a highly curved nail is:

a)

nail pterygium

b)

eggshell nails

c)

splinter hemorrhage

d)

plicatured nails

18.

What causes ridges?

a)

normal aging

b)

physical injury

c)

improper diet

d)

chewing the nails

19.

On a nail plate, the early stages of a typical pseudomonal bacterial infection are identified as a _____ spot.

a)

white

b)

light-green

c)

pink

d)

brown-black

20.

Lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding, starting at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula is:

a)

pyogenic granuloma

b)

onychomycosis

c)

paronychia

d)

onycholysis

21.

Salmon patches are a sign of which condition?

a)

tinea pedis

b)

paronychia

c)

nail psoriasis

d)

onychia

22.

A lump of red tissue growing up from the nail bed to the nail plate is a sign of which condition?

a)

pyogenic granuloma

b)

nail psoriasis

c)

tinea pedis

d)

onychomadesis

23.

Which condition is an inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural plate?​

a)

​onychocryptosis

b)

onychomycosis

c)

​onychia

d)

​paronychia

24.

Which term refers to a fungal infection of the natural nail plate?

a)

​onycholysis

b)

​onychomadesis

c)

onychocryptosis

d)

​onychomycosis

25.

What should you do if you identify the signs of pyogenic granuloma when performing the hand, nail, and skin analysis?

a)

​Recommend an at-home treatment.

b)

​Refer the client to a physician.

c)

Try to identify the cause.

d)

​Recommend a salon treatment.