Pivot point nail Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
The nail bed is attached to the bone by: - ANSWER✔✔-ligaments
Uneven growth of a nail may cause: - ANSWER✔✔-wavy ridges
If a nail is lost through disease or infection, what may happen often to the regrown nail?
- ANSWER✔✔-Grows back distorted
Pterygium of the nail can occur at either the hyponchium or at the: - ANSWER✔✔-
Eponychium
Another term for tinea pedis is: - ANSWER✔✔-athlete's foot
The disorder in which the nail grows into the edge of the nail grooves, causing ingrown
nails is called - ANSWER✔✔-onychocryptosis
Tinea pedis appears as itching and peeling of the skin on the feet and must be: -
ANSWER✔✔-referred to a physician
Any disease, disorder or condition of the nail is called: - ANSWER✔✔-Onychosis
Jane accidentally closed the car door on her finger. The nail on that finger eventually fell
off and one year later had not grown back. What nail structure has possibly been
permanently damaged? - ANSWER✔✔-matrix
Onychorrhexis is a term indicating the nail condition called: - ANSWER✔✔-Split or
brittle nails
What is the nail condition that can be indicated by a green discoloration on the nail
plate? - ANSWER✔✔-bacterial infection
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, Another name for split or brittle nails is: - ANSWER✔✔-Onychorrhexis
Which of the following conditions refers to an excess of living skin that can remain
attached to the nail plate and disrupt normal nail growth? - ANSWER✔✔-Pterygium
The folds of skin on either side of the nail groove are called the: - ANSWER✔✔-
Sidewalls
Which of the following nail diseases is not caused by fungus? - ANSWER✔✔-
Paronychia
What condition can result when the cuticle becomes overly dry and splits -
ANSWER✔✔-hangnail
Which of the following statements is not correct about onychomycosis: - ANSWER✔✔-
Caused by biting the nail
The location of the cuticle is described as: - ANSWER✔✔-Overlapping tissue around
the nail
Which nail structure consists of many nerves and blood vessels that supply
nourishment? - ANSWER✔✔-nail bed
All of the following descriptions identify possible causes of paronychia except: -
ANSWER✔✔-systemic disease
Improper filing, injuries or harsh chemicals could be causes of: - ANSWER✔✔-split
nails
The nail disease referred to as ringworm of the nail is: - ANSWER✔✔-onychomycosis
What part of the nail contains lymph, blood vessels and nerves that create cells? -
ANSWER✔✔-matrix
Indented vertical lines down the nail plate that may be caused by illness or injury are
called: - ANSWER✔✔-furrows
What massage movement is performed by kneading the muscles between the thumb
and fingers? - ANSWER✔✔-Petrissage
A benefit of massage is: - ANSWER✔✔-Stimulation of glandular activity
What nail shape is a good choice for active clients? - ANSWER✔✔-Squoval
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Questions and Answers
The nail bed is attached to the bone by: - ANSWER✔✔-ligaments
Uneven growth of a nail may cause: - ANSWER✔✔-wavy ridges
If a nail is lost through disease or infection, what may happen often to the regrown nail?
- ANSWER✔✔-Grows back distorted
Pterygium of the nail can occur at either the hyponchium or at the: - ANSWER✔✔-
Eponychium
Another term for tinea pedis is: - ANSWER✔✔-athlete's foot
The disorder in which the nail grows into the edge of the nail grooves, causing ingrown
nails is called - ANSWER✔✔-onychocryptosis
Tinea pedis appears as itching and peeling of the skin on the feet and must be: -
ANSWER✔✔-referred to a physician
Any disease, disorder or condition of the nail is called: - ANSWER✔✔-Onychosis
Jane accidentally closed the car door on her finger. The nail on that finger eventually fell
off and one year later had not grown back. What nail structure has possibly been
permanently damaged? - ANSWER✔✔-matrix
Onychorrhexis is a term indicating the nail condition called: - ANSWER✔✔-Split or
brittle nails
What is the nail condition that can be indicated by a green discoloration on the nail
plate? - ANSWER✔✔-bacterial infection
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, Another name for split or brittle nails is: - ANSWER✔✔-Onychorrhexis
Which of the following conditions refers to an excess of living skin that can remain
attached to the nail plate and disrupt normal nail growth? - ANSWER✔✔-Pterygium
The folds of skin on either side of the nail groove are called the: - ANSWER✔✔-
Sidewalls
Which of the following nail diseases is not caused by fungus? - ANSWER✔✔-
Paronychia
What condition can result when the cuticle becomes overly dry and splits -
ANSWER✔✔-hangnail
Which of the following statements is not correct about onychomycosis: - ANSWER✔✔-
Caused by biting the nail
The location of the cuticle is described as: - ANSWER✔✔-Overlapping tissue around
the nail
Which nail structure consists of many nerves and blood vessels that supply
nourishment? - ANSWER✔✔-nail bed
All of the following descriptions identify possible causes of paronychia except: -
ANSWER✔✔-systemic disease
Improper filing, injuries or harsh chemicals could be causes of: - ANSWER✔✔-split
nails
The nail disease referred to as ringworm of the nail is: - ANSWER✔✔-onychomycosis
What part of the nail contains lymph, blood vessels and nerves that create cells? -
ANSWER✔✔-matrix
Indented vertical lines down the nail plate that may be caused by illness or injury are
called: - ANSWER✔✔-furrows
What massage movement is performed by kneading the muscles between the thumb
and fingers? - ANSWER✔✔-Petrissage
A benefit of massage is: - ANSWER✔✔-Stimulation of glandular activity
What nail shape is a good choice for active clients? - ANSWER✔✔-Squoval
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