CO Manicurist Examination Study Guide: Complete Nail Technician Board Prep, Practice
Questions & Review (2026)
The area that overlies the matrix at the base of the nail is the: - correct answer ✔✔Eponychium
The pocket-like structure that holds the nail root and nail matrix is the: - correct answer
✔✔Mantle
Nail grooves are sometimes referred to as: - correct answer ✔✔Nail Folds
The skin under the free edge that prevents bacteria from entering the nail bed is known as the: -
correct answer ✔✔Hyponychium
Loss of the nail plate with separation at the nail matrix is a disease known as: - correct answer
✔✔Onychomadesis
Another name for Kolionychia is: - correct answer ✔✔Spoon nails
Indented vertical lines running down the nail plate are know as: - correct answer ✔✔Furrows
Another name for ingrown nails is: - correct answer ✔✔Onychocryptosis
If your client has agnails, you should perform the service and: - correct answer ✔✔Use cuticle
conditioner
If a client shows bitten nails, she has a nail condition known as: - correct answer
✔✔Onychophagy
, What is NOT in the skin lesion category? - correct answer ✔✔Subjective
An example of a papule is a: - correct answer ✔✔Tumor
An example of fissures is: - correct answer ✔✔Chapped LIps
If your client comes in with tinea manus, you should: - correct answer ✔✔Stop the service and
refer client to physician
The skin contains two types of duct glands that extract materials from the blood to form new
substances. They are: - correct answer ✔✔Sudoriferous and Sebaceous glands
The folds of normal skin that surrounds the nail plate are the: - correct answer ✔✔Nail folds
The nail body or nail plate extends from the _____ to the free edge. - correct answer ✔✔Matrix
The living cell at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is called the: - correct
answer ✔✔Eponychium
If a toe nails is lost through injury, how long will it take for replacement? - correct answer ✔✔9
to 12 months
Hangnails are treated by: - correct answer ✔✔Hot oil manicures
A fungal infection of the nail plate is: - correct answer ✔✔Onychomycosis
A growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed is known as: - correct answer ✔✔Onychophosis
Questions & Review (2026)
The area that overlies the matrix at the base of the nail is the: - correct answer ✔✔Eponychium
The pocket-like structure that holds the nail root and nail matrix is the: - correct answer
✔✔Mantle
Nail grooves are sometimes referred to as: - correct answer ✔✔Nail Folds
The skin under the free edge that prevents bacteria from entering the nail bed is known as the: -
correct answer ✔✔Hyponychium
Loss of the nail plate with separation at the nail matrix is a disease known as: - correct answer
✔✔Onychomadesis
Another name for Kolionychia is: - correct answer ✔✔Spoon nails
Indented vertical lines running down the nail plate are know as: - correct answer ✔✔Furrows
Another name for ingrown nails is: - correct answer ✔✔Onychocryptosis
If your client has agnails, you should perform the service and: - correct answer ✔✔Use cuticle
conditioner
If a client shows bitten nails, she has a nail condition known as: - correct answer
✔✔Onychophagy
, What is NOT in the skin lesion category? - correct answer ✔✔Subjective
An example of a papule is a: - correct answer ✔✔Tumor
An example of fissures is: - correct answer ✔✔Chapped LIps
If your client comes in with tinea manus, you should: - correct answer ✔✔Stop the service and
refer client to physician
The skin contains two types of duct glands that extract materials from the blood to form new
substances. They are: - correct answer ✔✔Sudoriferous and Sebaceous glands
The folds of normal skin that surrounds the nail plate are the: - correct answer ✔✔Nail folds
The nail body or nail plate extends from the _____ to the free edge. - correct answer ✔✔Matrix
The living cell at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is called the: - correct
answer ✔✔Eponychium
If a toe nails is lost through injury, how long will it take for replacement? - correct answer ✔✔9
to 12 months
Hangnails are treated by: - correct answer ✔✔Hot oil manicures
A fungal infection of the nail plate is: - correct answer ✔✔Onychomycosis
A growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed is known as: - correct answer ✔✔Onychophosis
