PA STATE BOARD NAIL TECH STUDY
GUIDE FINAL EVALUATION 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Etiology.
Answer: The study of the pathology of a disease
⩥ Eponychium.
Answer: Often referred to as the cuticle, it overlaps the lunula at the base
of the nail
⩥ onychia.
Answer: Infection at the nail base, usually with pus, untreated can cause
loss of nail
⩥ Onychophagy.
Answer: Bitten nails
⩥ onychia.
Answer: Inflammation at the base of the nail with pus usually present
⩥ Onychophagy.
,Answer: The technical term for bitten nails
⩥ onychocryptosis.
Answer: ingrown toenail
⩥ onychocryptosis.
Answer: Caused by excessively tight shoes or improper trimming of the
toenails
⩥ Ridge filler.
Answer: a nail product used to smooth out and fill in minor depressions
in a client's nails
⩥ Keratin.
Answer: The substance that the nail is composed of
⩥ nail plate/body.
Answer: The area from the nail root to the free edge, contains no blood
vessels/nerves
⩥ nail bed.
Answer: Portion of the nail assembly where the nail plate rests, contains
BVs and nerves
, ⩥ Eponychium.
Answer: Where the nail enters the skin at the nail base
⩥ Hyponychium.
Answer: The tissue beneath the free edge of the nail
⩥ nail matrix.
Answer: Contains the blood, lymph, and nerves from which new nail
cells are generated
⩥ nail matrix.
Answer: The active tissue that generates cells
⩥ Nail mantle.
Answer: The nail root and nail matrix are located in this cup / pocket
like structure
⩥ Leukonychia.
Answer: White spots or streaks under the nails
⩥ Onyx.
GUIDE FINAL EVALUATION 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Etiology.
Answer: The study of the pathology of a disease
⩥ Eponychium.
Answer: Often referred to as the cuticle, it overlaps the lunula at the base
of the nail
⩥ onychia.
Answer: Infection at the nail base, usually with pus, untreated can cause
loss of nail
⩥ Onychophagy.
Answer: Bitten nails
⩥ onychia.
Answer: Inflammation at the base of the nail with pus usually present
⩥ Onychophagy.
,Answer: The technical term for bitten nails
⩥ onychocryptosis.
Answer: ingrown toenail
⩥ onychocryptosis.
Answer: Caused by excessively tight shoes or improper trimming of the
toenails
⩥ Ridge filler.
Answer: a nail product used to smooth out and fill in minor depressions
in a client's nails
⩥ Keratin.
Answer: The substance that the nail is composed of
⩥ nail plate/body.
Answer: The area from the nail root to the free edge, contains no blood
vessels/nerves
⩥ nail bed.
Answer: Portion of the nail assembly where the nail plate rests, contains
BVs and nerves
, ⩥ Eponychium.
Answer: Where the nail enters the skin at the nail base
⩥ Hyponychium.
Answer: The tissue beneath the free edge of the nail
⩥ nail matrix.
Answer: Contains the blood, lymph, and nerves from which new nail
cells are generated
⩥ nail matrix.
Answer: The active tissue that generates cells
⩥ Nail mantle.
Answer: The nail root and nail matrix are located in this cup / pocket
like structure
⩥ Leukonychia.
Answer: White spots or streaks under the nails
⩥ Onyx.
