COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD FINAL
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ After and injury, infection or disease, the natural nail well return
to its healthy growth as the ___ is Healthy and undamaged.
Answer: matrix
◉ Replacement of the Natural fingernail usually takes about.
Answer: 4 to 6 months
◉ The finger nail on the __ typical growth slowest.
Answer: thumb
◉ The nail has a water content between:
Answer: 15 and 25 percent
◉ The natural nail is an appendage of the:
Answer: skin
,◉ the appearance of the nails can reflect the general health of the :
Answer: body
◉ the __ is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through.
Answer: nail plate
◉ The Matrix contains:
Answer: nerves, lymph, and blood vessels
◉ Tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate but which can
be easily removed with gentle scraping is:
Answer: cuticle
◉ Cosmetologists are allowed to __ the eponychium
Answer: push back
◉ cuticle moisturizers, softeners, and conditioners are not designed
to treat the:
Answer: cuticle
◉ Toenails are thicker and harder then fingernails because ___ the of
that toenails is longer than that of that fingernail.
,Answer: matrix
◉ unlike healthy hair, healthy nails are not ___ periodically.
Answer: shed
◉ It takes about __ for toenails to be fully replace
Answer: Nine months to a year
◉ The living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the
matrix area is
the
Answer: eponychium
◉ The thin layer of tissue between the nail plate in the nail bed is the
Answer: Bed epithelium
◉ The slightly thickened layer of the skin that lies between the
fingertips and free edge of the natural nail plate is the
Answer: hyponychium
◉ The dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is
known as the
, Answer: nail cuticle
◉ The __ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed
Answer: matrix
◉ a normal healthy nails is firm and flexible and should be
Answer: Smooth and unspotted
◉ If a client has ridges running vertically down the length of the
natural nail plate it is recommended that you
Answer: buff them carefully
◉ The medical term for fungal infections associated with the feet is
Answer: tinea pedis
◉ A typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be indentified in
the early
stages as a ___ spots that becomes darker in its advanced stages.
Answer: yellow-green
◉ The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed is a sign
of
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ After and injury, infection or disease, the natural nail well return
to its healthy growth as the ___ is Healthy and undamaged.
Answer: matrix
◉ Replacement of the Natural fingernail usually takes about.
Answer: 4 to 6 months
◉ The finger nail on the __ typical growth slowest.
Answer: thumb
◉ The nail has a water content between:
Answer: 15 and 25 percent
◉ The natural nail is an appendage of the:
Answer: skin
,◉ the appearance of the nails can reflect the general health of the :
Answer: body
◉ the __ is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through.
Answer: nail plate
◉ The Matrix contains:
Answer: nerves, lymph, and blood vessels
◉ Tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate but which can
be easily removed with gentle scraping is:
Answer: cuticle
◉ Cosmetologists are allowed to __ the eponychium
Answer: push back
◉ cuticle moisturizers, softeners, and conditioners are not designed
to treat the:
Answer: cuticle
◉ Toenails are thicker and harder then fingernails because ___ the of
that toenails is longer than that of that fingernail.
,Answer: matrix
◉ unlike healthy hair, healthy nails are not ___ periodically.
Answer: shed
◉ It takes about __ for toenails to be fully replace
Answer: Nine months to a year
◉ The living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the
matrix area is
the
Answer: eponychium
◉ The thin layer of tissue between the nail plate in the nail bed is the
Answer: Bed epithelium
◉ The slightly thickened layer of the skin that lies between the
fingertips and free edge of the natural nail plate is the
Answer: hyponychium
◉ The dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is
known as the
, Answer: nail cuticle
◉ The __ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed
Answer: matrix
◉ a normal healthy nails is firm and flexible and should be
Answer: Smooth and unspotted
◉ If a client has ridges running vertically down the length of the
natural nail plate it is recommended that you
Answer: buff them carefully
◉ The medical term for fungal infections associated with the feet is
Answer: tinea pedis
◉ A typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be indentified in
the early
stages as a ___ spots that becomes darker in its advanced stages.
Answer: yellow-green
◉ The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed is a sign
of
