LATEST TEXAS MANICURIST STATE BOARD
WRITTEN EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2024/2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The study of the growth and structure of nails is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER
Onyxology
Etiology is the study of: - CORRECT ANSWER cause of disease
Often referred to as the cuticle, it overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail: -
CORRECT ANSWER Eponychium
Infection at the nail base, usually with pus, untreated can cause loss of the nail: -
CORRECT ANSWER Onychia
Onychophagy refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER Bitten
Onychia refers to a condition where: - CORRECT ANSWER Inflammation at the base
of the nail with pus usually present
The technical term for bitten nails is: - CORRECT ANSWER Onychophagy
Tight shoes, or improper trimming of the toe-nails, may result in: - CORRECT ANSWER
Onychocryptosis/ingrown toe-nails
Onychocryptosis is a condition that may result from: - CORRECT ANSWER
Excessively tight shoes
, LATEST TEXAS MANICURIST STATE BOARD
WRITTEN EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2024/2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
A nail product used to smooth out and fill in minor depressions in a client's nails is: -
CORRECT ANSWER Ridge filler
The nail is composed of a substance known as: - CORRECT ANSWER keratin
The area from the nail root to the free edge, contains no blood vessels / nerves: -
CORRECT ANSWER nail plate & nail body
Portion of the nail assembly where the nail plate rests, contains blood vessels & nerves:
- CORRECT ANSWER nail bed
The point where the nail enters the skin at the nail base is referred to as the -
CORRECT ANSWER Eponychium
The tissue beneath the free edge of the nail is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER
Hyponychium
Contains the blood, lymph, and nerves from which new nail cells are generated: -
CORRECT ANSWER nail matrix
This is the active tissue from which new nail cells are generated: - CORRECT ANSWER
Nail matrix
WRITTEN EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2024/2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The study of the growth and structure of nails is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER
Onyxology
Etiology is the study of: - CORRECT ANSWER cause of disease
Often referred to as the cuticle, it overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail: -
CORRECT ANSWER Eponychium
Infection at the nail base, usually with pus, untreated can cause loss of the nail: -
CORRECT ANSWER Onychia
Onychophagy refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER Bitten
Onychia refers to a condition where: - CORRECT ANSWER Inflammation at the base
of the nail with pus usually present
The technical term for bitten nails is: - CORRECT ANSWER Onychophagy
Tight shoes, or improper trimming of the toe-nails, may result in: - CORRECT ANSWER
Onychocryptosis/ingrown toe-nails
Onychocryptosis is a condition that may result from: - CORRECT ANSWER
Excessively tight shoes
, LATEST TEXAS MANICURIST STATE BOARD
WRITTEN EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2024/2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
A nail product used to smooth out and fill in minor depressions in a client's nails is: -
CORRECT ANSWER Ridge filler
The nail is composed of a substance known as: - CORRECT ANSWER keratin
The area from the nail root to the free edge, contains no blood vessels / nerves: -
CORRECT ANSWER nail plate & nail body
Portion of the nail assembly where the nail plate rests, contains blood vessels & nerves:
- CORRECT ANSWER nail bed
The point where the nail enters the skin at the nail base is referred to as the -
CORRECT ANSWER Eponychium
The tissue beneath the free edge of the nail is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER
Hyponychium
Contains the blood, lymph, and nerves from which new nail cells are generated: -
CORRECT ANSWER nail matrix
This is the active tissue from which new nail cells are generated: - CORRECT ANSWER
Nail matrix
