WASHINGTON COSMETOLOGY
WRITTEN STATE TEST
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
ACCURATE 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
Answer: onychomadesis
⩥ Which of the following this not cause onychorrhexis? Answer:
insufficient use of cuticle removers
⩥ tiny pits of severe roughness on the surface of the nail are signs of
which condition? Answer: nail psoriasis
⩥ the term ___ refers to a condition caused by injury or disease of the
nail unit. Answer: nail disorder
⩥ splinter hemorrhages are caused by physical trauma or injury to the?
Answer: nail bed
⩥ nail fungi can be transmitted through __ Answer: contaminated
⩥ onychomadesis can affect Answer: both fingernails and toenails
⩥ a cosmetologist can disobey state or federal rules and regulations:
Answer: under no circumstances
WRITTEN STATE TEST
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
ACCURATE 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
Answer: onychomadesis
⩥ Which of the following this not cause onychorrhexis? Answer:
insufficient use of cuticle removers
⩥ tiny pits of severe roughness on the surface of the nail are signs of
which condition? Answer: nail psoriasis
⩥ the term ___ refers to a condition caused by injury or disease of the
nail unit. Answer: nail disorder
⩥ splinter hemorrhages are caused by physical trauma or injury to the?
Answer: nail bed
⩥ nail fungi can be transmitted through __ Answer: contaminated
⩥ onychomadesis can affect Answer: both fingernails and toenails
⩥ a cosmetologist can disobey state or federal rules and regulations:
Answer: under no circumstances
