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Nail Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the nail serves as a watertight seal that protects the matrix against infection?

a)

eponychium

b)

lunula

c)

mantle

d)

hypoychium

2.

The part of the nail plate that extends beyond the end of the finger is called the:

a)

sidewall

b)

free edge

c)

eponychium

d)

hyponychium

3.

The living tissue that overlies the nail plate on the sides of the nail is known as the:

a)

mantle

b)

eponychium

c)

lunula

d)

perionychium

4.

The nail plate rests on which area of the nail?

a)

sidewall

b)

free edge

c)

nail bed

d)

nail groove

5.

The study of the structure and growth of the nails is called:

a)

onyx

b)

etiology

c)

onychology

d)

keratinization

6.

A protein substance found in nails, skin and hair is:

a)

keratin

b)

cuticle

c)

lunula

d)

epithelium

7.

Another term for tinea pedis is:

a)

athlete's foot

b)

hangnail

c)

tinea unguium

d)

contact dermatitis

8.

A loosening or separation of the nail is referred to as:

a)

paronychia

b)

corrugations

c)

onycholysis

d)

onychocryptosis

9.

Another name for split of brittle nails is:

a)

agnails

b)

onychiphagy

c)

leukonychia

d)

onychorrhexis

10.

Another term for bitten nails is:

a)

onychoptosis

b)

onychophagy

c)

onychogryposis

d)

onychorrhexis

11.

The cuticle is dead tissue around the nail.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

If nail conditions are present a service can be performed with modifications

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The lunula is the visible part of the (a)   .

14.

The nail plate is made of cells that have (a)   .

15.

Cell production in the matrix determines the thinness or thickness of the ____________ ____________.

(a)  

16.

For a new fingernail to grow it takes approximately 4 to (a)   months.

17.

If a nail disease is present the client must be referred to a (a)   .

18.

A healthy nail is smooth, curved and without hollows or _________ __________.

(a)  

19.

A bacterial infection around the nail is (a)   .

20.

Eggshell nails are thin and can be (a)   .