COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD SOLUTION
PACK TWO FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ After and injury, infection or disease, the natural nail well return
to its healthy growth as the ___ is Healthy and undamaged. Answer:
matrix
◉ Replacement of the Natural fingernail usually takes about.
Answer: 4 to 6 months
◉ The finger nail on the __ typical growth slowest. Answer: thumb
◉ The nail has a water content between: Answer: 15 and 25 percent
◉ The natural nail is an appendage of the: Answer: skin
◉ the appearance of the nails can reflect the general health of the :
Answer: body
◉ the __ is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through.
Answer: nail plate
,◉ The Matrix contains: 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: Answer: cuticle
◉ Cosmetologists are allowed to __ the eponychium Answer: push
back
◉ cuticle moisturizers, softeners, and conditioners are not designed
to treat the: Answer: cuticle
◉ Toenails are thicker and harder then fingernails because ___ the of
that toenails is longer than that of that fingernail. Answer: matrix
◉ unlike healthy hair, healthy nails are not ___ periodically. Answer:
shed
◉ It takes about __ for toenails to be fully replace Answer: Nine
months to a year
◉ The living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the
matrix area is
the Answer: eponychium
,◉ The thin layer of tissue between the nail plate in the nail bed is the
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 Answer:
hyponychium
◉ The dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is
known as the Answer: nail cuticle
◉ The __ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed Answer:
matrix
◉ a normal healthy nails is firm and flexible and should be Answer:
Smooth and unspotted
◉ If a client has ridges running vertically down the length of the
natural nail plate it is recommended that you Answer: buff them
carefully
◉ The medical term for fungal infections associated with the feet is
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.
Answer: yellow-green
◉ The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed is a sign
of Answer: onychomadesis
◉ Which of the following this not cause onychorrhexis? Answer:
insufficient use of cuticle removers
◉ tiny pits of severe roughness on the surface of the nail are signs of
which condition? Answer: nail psoriasis
◉ the term ___ refers to a condition caused by injury or disease of
the nail unit. Answer: nail disorder
◉ splinter hemorrhages are caused by physical trauma or injury to
the? Answer: nail bed
◉ nail fungi can be transmitted through __ Answer: contaminated
◉ onychomadesis can affect Answer: both fingernails and toenails
PACK TWO FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ After and injury, infection or disease, the natural nail well return
to its healthy growth as the ___ is Healthy and undamaged. Answer:
matrix
◉ Replacement of the Natural fingernail usually takes about.
Answer: 4 to 6 months
◉ The finger nail on the __ typical growth slowest. Answer: thumb
◉ The nail has a water content between: Answer: 15 and 25 percent
◉ The natural nail is an appendage of the: Answer: skin
◉ the appearance of the nails can reflect the general health of the :
Answer: body
◉ the __ is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through.
Answer: nail plate
,◉ The Matrix contains: 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: Answer: cuticle
◉ Cosmetologists are allowed to __ the eponychium Answer: push
back
◉ cuticle moisturizers, softeners, and conditioners are not designed
to treat the: Answer: cuticle
◉ Toenails are thicker and harder then fingernails because ___ the of
that toenails is longer than that of that fingernail. Answer: matrix
◉ unlike healthy hair, healthy nails are not ___ periodically. Answer:
shed
◉ It takes about __ for toenails to be fully replace Answer: Nine
months to a year
◉ The living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the
matrix area is
the Answer: eponychium
,◉ The thin layer of tissue between the nail plate in the nail bed is the
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 Answer:
hyponychium
◉ The dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate is
known as the Answer: nail cuticle
◉ The __ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed Answer:
matrix
◉ a normal healthy nails is firm and flexible and should be Answer:
Smooth and unspotted
◉ If a client has ridges running vertically down the length of the
natural nail plate it is recommended that you Answer: buff them
carefully
◉ The medical term for fungal infections associated with the feet is
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.
Answer: yellow-green
◉ The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed is a sign
of Answer: onychomadesis
◉ Which of the following this not cause onychorrhexis? Answer:
insufficient use of cuticle removers
◉ tiny pits of severe roughness on the surface of the nail are signs of
which condition? Answer: nail psoriasis
◉ the term ___ refers to a condition caused by injury or disease of
the nail unit. Answer: nail disorder
◉ splinter hemorrhages are caused by physical trauma or injury to
the? Answer: nail bed
◉ nail fungi can be transmitted through __ Answer: contaminated
◉ onychomadesis can affect Answer: both fingernails and toenails
