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water content of nails - Answer✅✅15-25%
full replacement of toenails takes how long? - Answer✅✅9-12 months
full replacement of fingernails takes how long? - Answer✅✅4-6 months
agnail - Answer✅✅another name for hangnail
leukonychia - Answer✅✅whitish discoloration or white spots caused by minor
injury to the nail matrix
melanocytes - Answer✅✅pigment cells
onychorrhexis - Answer✅✅split & brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges
and rough appearance: can be caused by excessive use of cuticle removers
, splinter hemorrhages are where - Answer✅✅positioned lengthwise in direction of
growth
onycholysis - Answer✅✅lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed without shedding;
can be caused by an allergic reaction of nail bed
a standard manicure table - Answer✅✅36-48" long and 16-21" wide
latex gloves - Answer✅✅may shred when used to apply certain types of lotion
trash can with self closing lid - Answer✅✅one of the best ways to prevent odor &
vapor
metal pusher - Answer✅✅should not be used to push the eponychium; only used
to scrape cuticle from nail plate
nail polish brushes - Answer✅✅are exempt from the single-use rule
reusing implements without properly cleaning & disinfecting - Answer✅✅illegal in
all states
appearance of nails - Answer✅✅can reflect the general health of the body
keratin in nails - Answer✅✅harder than keratin in skin or hair
nail beds need - Answer✅✅oxygen, vitamins, & minerals
toenail matrix - Answer✅✅longer than fingernail matrix
plicatured nails - Answer✅✅also called a "folded nail" and indicated by a highly
curved nail plate; can often lead to ingrown nails
clients with a fungal infection - Answer✅✅can transmit the infection to another
client if proper safety & sanitation is not followed
discoloration of nail plate - Answer✅✅result of bacterial infection, not mold
nail psoriasis - Answer✅✅tiny pitting or severe roughness on surface of nail plate;
not an infectious disease
currently the fastest growing nail service - Answer✅✅manicures & pedicures
spatula - Answer✅✅used to prevent contamination when removing products from
containers
oil & lotion - Answer✅✅can penetrate the nail plate or skin & increase flexibility of
natural nail