STATE BOARD COSMETOLOGY EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) | LATEST EXAM VERSION
the ____ is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail. - CORRECT
ANSWER - sidewall
After and injury, infection or disease, the natural nail well return to its healthy
growth as the ___ is Healthy and undamaged. - CORRECT ANSWER - matrix
Replacement of the Natural fingernail usually takes about. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4 to 6 months
The finger nail on the __ typical growth slowest. - CORRECT ANSWER - thumb
The nail has a water content between: - CORRECT ANSWER - 15 and 25
percent
The natural nail is an appendage of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - skin
the appearance of the nails can reflect the general health of the : - CORRECT
ANSWER - body
the __ is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through. - CORRECT
ANSWER - nail plate
,The Matrix contains: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER - cuticle
Cosmetologists are allowed to __ the eponychium - CORRECT ANSWER - push
back
cuticle moisturizers, softeners, and conditioners are not designed to treat the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - cuticle
Toenails are thicker and harder then fingernails because ___ the of that toenails is
longer than that of that fingernail. - CORRECT ANSWER - matrix
unlike healthy hair, healthy nails are not ___ periodically. - CORRECT ANSWER
- shed
It takes about __ for toenails to be fully replace - CORRECT ANSWER - Nine
months to a year
The living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area is
the - CORRECT ANSWER - eponychium
The thin layer of tissue between the nail plate in the nail bed is the - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - hyponychium
The dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is known as the -
CORRECT ANSWER - nail cuticle
The __ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed - CORRECT ANSWER -
matrix
a normal healthy nails is firm and flexible and should be - CORRECT ANSWER
- Smooth and unspotted
If a client has ridges running vertically down the length of the natural nail plate it
is recommended that you - CORRECT ANSWER - buff them carefully
The medical term for fungal infections associated with the feet is - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - yellow-green
The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed is a sign of - CORRECT
ANSWER - onychomadesis
Which of the following this not cause onychorrhexis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
insufficient use of cuticle removers
, tiny pits of severe roughness on the surface of the nail are signs of which
condition? - CORRECT ANSWER - nail psoriasis
the term ___ refers to a condition caused by injury or disease of the nail unit. -
CORRECT ANSWER - nail disorder
splinter hemorrhages are caused by physical trauma or injury to the? - CORRECT
ANSWER - nail bed
nail fungi can be transmitted through __ - CORRECT ANSWER - contaminated
onychomadesis can affect - CORRECT ANSWER - both fingernails and toenails
a cosmetologist can disobey state or federal rules and regulations: - CORRECT
ANSWER - under no circumstances
Which condition is characterized by nails that noticeably thin, flexible and white? -
CORRECT ANSWER - eggshell nail
Which of the following is not a common cause of surface stain on nails -
CORRECT ANSWER - poor blood circulation
The condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate causing a dark
purplish spot is - CORRECT ANSWER - bruised nail
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) | LATEST EXAM VERSION
the ____ is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail. - CORRECT
ANSWER - sidewall
After and injury, infection or disease, the natural nail well return to its healthy
growth as the ___ is Healthy and undamaged. - CORRECT ANSWER - matrix
Replacement of the Natural fingernail usually takes about. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4 to 6 months
The finger nail on the __ typical growth slowest. - CORRECT ANSWER - thumb
The nail has a water content between: - CORRECT ANSWER - 15 and 25
percent
The natural nail is an appendage of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - skin
the appearance of the nails can reflect the general health of the : - CORRECT
ANSWER - body
the __ is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through. - CORRECT
ANSWER - nail plate
,The Matrix contains: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER - cuticle
Cosmetologists are allowed to __ the eponychium - CORRECT ANSWER - push
back
cuticle moisturizers, softeners, and conditioners are not designed to treat the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - cuticle
Toenails are thicker and harder then fingernails because ___ the of that toenails is
longer than that of that fingernail. - CORRECT ANSWER - matrix
unlike healthy hair, healthy nails are not ___ periodically. - CORRECT ANSWER
- shed
It takes about __ for toenails to be fully replace - CORRECT ANSWER - Nine
months to a year
The living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area is
the - CORRECT ANSWER - eponychium
The thin layer of tissue between the nail plate in the nail bed is the - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - hyponychium
The dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is known as the -
CORRECT ANSWER - nail cuticle
The __ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed - CORRECT ANSWER -
matrix
a normal healthy nails is firm and flexible and should be - CORRECT ANSWER
- Smooth and unspotted
If a client has ridges running vertically down the length of the natural nail plate it
is recommended that you - CORRECT ANSWER - buff them carefully
The medical term for fungal infections associated with the feet is - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - yellow-green
The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed is a sign of - CORRECT
ANSWER - onychomadesis
Which of the following this not cause onychorrhexis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
insufficient use of cuticle removers
, tiny pits of severe roughness on the surface of the nail are signs of which
condition? - CORRECT ANSWER - nail psoriasis
the term ___ refers to a condition caused by injury or disease of the nail unit. -
CORRECT ANSWER - nail disorder
splinter hemorrhages are caused by physical trauma or injury to the? - CORRECT
ANSWER - nail bed
nail fungi can be transmitted through __ - CORRECT ANSWER - contaminated
onychomadesis can affect - CORRECT ANSWER - both fingernails and toenails
a cosmetologist can disobey state or federal rules and regulations: - CORRECT
ANSWER - under no circumstances
Which condition is characterized by nails that noticeably thin, flexible and white? -
CORRECT ANSWER - eggshell nail
Which of the following is not a common cause of surface stain on nails -
CORRECT ANSWER - poor blood circulation
The condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate causing a dark
purplish spot is - CORRECT ANSWER - bruised nail
