GRADE 10 HAIRDRESSING REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
Firm, flexible, shiny, unspotted, and smooth - Answers Explain what a normal, healthy nail should
look like.
Integumentary system - Answers What system is the natural nail a part of?
Bed epithelium - Answers Thin layer of tissue attached to the nail plate
Cuticle - Answers the dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
Matrix - Answers the area where the nail plate cells are formed
Plate - Answers The hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the nail bed
Hyponychium - Answers The slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the
fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
Fold - Answers The folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate.
Bed - Answers Portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
The toenail matrix is longer than the fingernail matrix - Answers Why are toenails thicker than
fingernails
Nail brush,buffer, nail clippers, nail file,finger bowl - Answers List the 5 professional tools used
to complete a basic manicure
they can cause damage by generating heat on the nail bed - Answers Why must you use caution
when buffing the nail plate
nail brush - Answers What is an example of a single-use implement? (disposable)
clean and disinfect - Answers What should you do with an implement if you draw blood?
A trash container with a self-closing lid - Answers What type of trash container helps to prevent
excessive odors and controls vapors from nail services
cuticle remover - Answers Designed to loosen or dissolve dead tissue on the nail plate so that
this tissue can be more easily and thoroughly removed from the nail plate
Purpose of massage - Answers It is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body. The
purpose is to promote blood circulation, lymph circulation,relaxation for the muscles, and
relieves pain.
Effleurage - Answers Succession of strokes in which the hands glide over an area of the body
with varying degrees of pressure or contact
2025/2026
Firm, flexible, shiny, unspotted, and smooth - Answers Explain what a normal, healthy nail should
look like.
Integumentary system - Answers What system is the natural nail a part of?
Bed epithelium - Answers Thin layer of tissue attached to the nail plate
Cuticle - Answers the dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
Matrix - Answers the area where the nail plate cells are formed
Plate - Answers The hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the nail bed
Hyponychium - Answers The slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the
fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
Fold - Answers The folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate.
Bed - Answers Portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
The toenail matrix is longer than the fingernail matrix - Answers Why are toenails thicker than
fingernails
Nail brush,buffer, nail clippers, nail file,finger bowl - Answers List the 5 professional tools used
to complete a basic manicure
they can cause damage by generating heat on the nail bed - Answers Why must you use caution
when buffing the nail plate
nail brush - Answers What is an example of a single-use implement? (disposable)
clean and disinfect - Answers What should you do with an implement if you draw blood?
A trash container with a self-closing lid - Answers What type of trash container helps to prevent
excessive odors and controls vapors from nail services
cuticle remover - Answers Designed to loosen or dissolve dead tissue on the nail plate so that
this tissue can be more easily and thoroughly removed from the nail plate
Purpose of massage - Answers It is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body. The
purpose is to promote blood circulation, lymph circulation,relaxation for the muscles, and
relieves pain.
Effleurage - Answers Succession of strokes in which the hands glide over an area of the body
with varying degrees of pressure or contact
