NAIL TECHNICIAN CORE EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Onychorrhexis - ✔✔nails that are brittle or split due to vertical ridges in the nail.
✔✔Onychoptosis - ✔✔a nail disease characterized by the nail falling off or beginning to
fall off the nail bed.
✔✔Onychosis - ✔✔any deformity or disease of the nails, until a formal diagnosis is
made by a medical professional.
✔✔Onyx - ✔✔another term for the natural nail, the hard protective plate.
✔✔Orangewood stick - ✔✔as the name implies, this is a stick made from orange tree
wood. It is used to manipulate the cuticle, clean around the sides of the nail, and clean
under the free edge of the nail.
✔✔Overlay - ✔✔an extra layer of strength and protection applied over nail tips,
extensions, or natural nails; n overlay can be accomplished with any kind of nail
enhancement product, including monomer liquid and polymer powder (acrylic) nail
enhancement or nail wraps.
✔✔Tapotement - ✔✔light tapping; tapping with your fingers on the skin to stimulate the
nerves and blood vessels as well as muscle tissue.
✔✔Tinea - ✔✔a group of diseases caused by a fungus. These diseases are often called
ringworm and are highly contagious.
✔✔Tinea manus - ✔✔ringworm fungus infecting the hand.
✔✔Tinea pedis - ✔✔ringworm fungus infecting the foot.
✔✔Tinea unguium (onychomycosis - ✔✔ringworm fungus infecting a nail.
, ✔✔Tip - ✔✔very end of the bristles on a brush.
✔✔Tip cutter - ✔✔similar to a nail clipper, a tip cutter is an implement designed to cut
nail tips cleanly.
✔✔Top coat - ✔✔used to add gloss and protect nail polish from being chipped.
✔✔Tubercles - ✔✔small nodular lesions that can appear below, above, or within the
skin and tend to be larger than papules.
✔✔Tumors - ✔✔abnormal masses caused by excessive reproduction of cells that vary
in shape, size, and color.
✔✔Two-color method - ✔✔pink resin and white-pigmented resin are used to create a
French manicure look without nail polish. This can be performed over nail tips or natural
nails.
✔✔Ulcers - ✔✔sores on the skin where skin cells have died and tissue has begun to
disintegrate.
✔✔UV bonding gels - ✔✔similar to acrylic primers as they increase adhesion to the nail
plate.
✔✔UV building gels - ✔✔thick viscosity resins used to sculpt arches or curves.
✔✔UV gloss gels - ✔✔used to create a high shine; also called finishing gels, shine gels,
or sealing gels.
✔✔UV leveling gels - ✔✔used to reduce the amount of filing and contouring needed
during a gel application service,
✔✔Vesicles - ✔✔similar to papules, but saclike with thin walls, and contain clear fluid.
✔✔Viscosity - ✔✔measures the thickness of liquid and dictates how a liquid flows.
✔✔Vitiligo - ✔✔the most common form of leukoderma; may be caused by an
autoimmune disease that causes the body to destroy its own cells.
✔✔Voltage (volt): - ✔✔measures the electrical tension between two points in an electric
circuit, which can also be thought of as the amount of pressure between the two points.
✔✔Watts - ✔✔measure how much energy is being used by tools, appliances, and
equipment.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Onychorrhexis - ✔✔nails that are brittle or split due to vertical ridges in the nail.
✔✔Onychoptosis - ✔✔a nail disease characterized by the nail falling off or beginning to
fall off the nail bed.
✔✔Onychosis - ✔✔any deformity or disease of the nails, until a formal diagnosis is
made by a medical professional.
✔✔Onyx - ✔✔another term for the natural nail, the hard protective plate.
✔✔Orangewood stick - ✔✔as the name implies, this is a stick made from orange tree
wood. It is used to manipulate the cuticle, clean around the sides of the nail, and clean
under the free edge of the nail.
✔✔Overlay - ✔✔an extra layer of strength and protection applied over nail tips,
extensions, or natural nails; n overlay can be accomplished with any kind of nail
enhancement product, including monomer liquid and polymer powder (acrylic) nail
enhancement or nail wraps.
✔✔Tapotement - ✔✔light tapping; tapping with your fingers on the skin to stimulate the
nerves and blood vessels as well as muscle tissue.
✔✔Tinea - ✔✔a group of diseases caused by a fungus. These diseases are often called
ringworm and are highly contagious.
✔✔Tinea manus - ✔✔ringworm fungus infecting the hand.
✔✔Tinea pedis - ✔✔ringworm fungus infecting the foot.
✔✔Tinea unguium (onychomycosis - ✔✔ringworm fungus infecting a nail.
, ✔✔Tip - ✔✔very end of the bristles on a brush.
✔✔Tip cutter - ✔✔similar to a nail clipper, a tip cutter is an implement designed to cut
nail tips cleanly.
✔✔Top coat - ✔✔used to add gloss and protect nail polish from being chipped.
✔✔Tubercles - ✔✔small nodular lesions that can appear below, above, or within the
skin and tend to be larger than papules.
✔✔Tumors - ✔✔abnormal masses caused by excessive reproduction of cells that vary
in shape, size, and color.
✔✔Two-color method - ✔✔pink resin and white-pigmented resin are used to create a
French manicure look without nail polish. This can be performed over nail tips or natural
nails.
✔✔Ulcers - ✔✔sores on the skin where skin cells have died and tissue has begun to
disintegrate.
✔✔UV bonding gels - ✔✔similar to acrylic primers as they increase adhesion to the nail
plate.
✔✔UV building gels - ✔✔thick viscosity resins used to sculpt arches or curves.
✔✔UV gloss gels - ✔✔used to create a high shine; also called finishing gels, shine gels,
or sealing gels.
✔✔UV leveling gels - ✔✔used to reduce the amount of filing and contouring needed
during a gel application service,
✔✔Vesicles - ✔✔similar to papules, but saclike with thin walls, and contain clear fluid.
✔✔Viscosity - ✔✔measures the thickness of liquid and dictates how a liquid flows.
✔✔Vitiligo - ✔✔the most common form of leukoderma; may be caused by an
autoimmune disease that causes the body to destroy its own cells.
✔✔Voltage (volt): - ✔✔measures the electrical tension between two points in an electric
circuit, which can also be thought of as the amount of pressure between the two points.
✔✔Watts - ✔✔measure how much energy is being used by tools, appliances, and
equipment.
