PSI Manicurist Study Guide Questions With Complete Solutions A+GRADED

PSI Manicurist Study Guide Questions With Complete Solutions A+GRADED The most visible part of the nail is - correct answer...Nail plate Nail Bed - correct answer...- Is the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate. - has blood vessel and many nerves What rests on the nail bed? - correct answer...Nail plate The visible part of the matrix is - correct answer...Lunula The natural nail is composed of mainly - correct answer...Keratin The skin under the free edge is called - correct answer...Hyponychium The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is the: - correct answer...Eponychium Nail Folds - correct answer...- skin folds that overlap border of nail - tissue that encloses the nail matrix at the root of the nail - It attaches the nail to the rest of the skin through the protective cuticle Basic Nail Shapes - correct answer...- Squoval: square shaped with rounded edgers - Square Nails: square shaped straight across, no rounding edges - Rounded: tapered and extended past the fingertip - Oval: ideal shape for most women and safe (businesswomen, teachers,...etc) - Pointed: suited for thin hands, long fingers, narrow nail bed. This nail shape is weaker, break more easily and hard to maintain What do you use to remove tweezers from disinfectant solution? - correct answer...Tongs, gloves or draining basket Nippers - correct answer...- Instrument used for manicures and pedicures to trim dead skin around the nail. - never used to cut live, rip, or tear live tissues because it protects nail from infection - avoid using on diabetic clients due to high risk of infection Tapotement Movement - correct answer...lightly tap over the entire foot to complete massage Signs of a healthy nail - correct answer...- white, translucent in appearance with a pinkish color of the nail bed showing through - smooth and absorbs water Solon Pedicure Logbook - correct answer...- kept for 2 months/60 days - required by TDLR ( Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations Changing ownership - correct answer...- owner continue to operate as usual - new owner has to inform TDLR for 30 days Psoriasis - correct answer...chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales Dirty nail clippers immerse in disinfectant solution will cause? - correct answer...solution will be contaminated or get cloudy Replacement of natural nail take how long - correct answer...4 to 6 months Replacement of toe nail take how long - correct answer...9 to 12 months Average nail growth in a normal adult is - correct answer...1/10 inches per month Nails grow faster in - correct answer...the summer than the winter Whos nails grow faster - correct answer...children than elderly Which nail grows fastest/slowest - correct answer...middle finger grows the fastest and thumb nail grows the slowest Epidermis - correct answer...outer most and thinnest layer of the skin Melani - correct answer...dark skin pigment that help protect from UV light/lamps Dermis - correct answer...- deepest layer of the skin - also called: derma, corium, cutis, or true skin -it contains nerves, blood vessel, lymph vessel, sweat glands, oil glands, and hair follicles Foot paddles/foot files - correct answer...designed to smooth foot calluses Bruised nails - correct answer...a condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot. What is disinfection? - correct answer...destruction of many pathogenic microorganisms on inanimate objects only, but does not kill bacterial spores The lowest level of decontamination is - correct answer...sanitation The highest level of decontamination is - correct answer...sterilization Nail Wraps - correct answer...- repair or strengthen nails - create nail extension - Silk wraps: lightweight, transparent, and has a smooth appearance - Linen wraps: strongest wrap fabric - Fiberglass: not as strong a linen or silk. It can create a durable nail enhancement Hangnail/Agnail - correct answer...The cuticle splits around the nail Best treatment for hangnails/agnail - correct answer...hot oil manicure File toenails in - correct answer...a squoval or square Before beginning any service - correct answer...have a consultation with your client Clean and disinfect manicure table with - correct answer...- hospital grade EPA registered disinfectant solution - quats - phenolics - household bleach