ITEC MANICURE PEDICURE STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Pyogenic Granuloma? - ✔✔Lesion that can form on area of the hand/foot or on the
nail bed - Area around nails becomes severely inflamed
✔✔Pincer nails? - ✔✔Increased crosswise curvature of the nail - a type of ingrown nail
that pinches into the surrounding tissue - trumpet nails
✔✔Plicatured Nails? - ✔✔Sides of the folded nail cut into the soft tissue - Nail is flat on
top but one or both side walls angle sharply into the soft tissue
✔✔Beau's lines? - ✔✔Indentations similar to horizontal corrugations that run across
nails - Growth uat area under cuticle is interrupted by major injury
✔✔The most appropriate way to ensure proper hygiene procedures are followed with
your nail file is? - ✔✔Dispose of them afterwards
✔✔The name of the part of the nail that we file is called? - ✔✔The free edge
✔✔Another name for finger nail? - ✔✔Nail plate
✔✔The part of the nail where new cells are produced? - ✔✔Matrix
✔✔The mantle is? - ✔✔The deep fold of the skin at the base of the nail
✔✔What is the cause of blue nails? - ✔✔Poor circulation
✔✔A bacterial infection of the tissue surrounding the nail is called? - ✔✔Paronychia
✔✔Which of the following is a cause of Onychoryptosis? - ✔✔Cutting toenails
incorrectly
✔✔What is the most effective method for sterilising hoof sticks? - ✔✔Chemical
✔✔The benefits of hand and arm massage include? - ✔✔Stimulates circulation
✔✔The effects of paraffin wax treatments include to? - ✔✔Increase Circulation
✔✔Why should metal files be avoided? - ✔✔They create heat, drying out and
weakening the nail
✔✔The nail bed is supplied with? - ✔✔Blood vessels
, ✔✔In which part of the epidermis does the matrix lie? - ✔✔Stratum germinativum
✔✔Tinea ungium affects the? - ✔✔The nail
✔✔The cause of a hangnail is? - ✔✔Splitting of the cuticle
✔✔Keratinization causes the nail plate to ? - ✔✔Grow in thickness and length
✔✔The nail normally grows more quickly? - ✔✔In the summer
✔✔The functions of the matrix include to? - ✔✔Produce new cells to form the nail plate
✔✔Hot oil treatment would be contra indicated for a diabetic client because they..? -
✔✔Have loss of sensation
✔✔When is it advisable NOT to use a paraffin wax treatment? - ✔✔If the nails are soft
✔✔Hand and lower arm massage would be contraindicated to a client with? - ✔✔Very
thin Skin
✔✔The functions of a top coat include? - ✔✔To protect enamel from chipping
✔✔What type of product is cuticle cream? - ✔✔Emollient
✔✔The effects of buffing paste include? - ✔✔Smooth irregularities on the nail plate
✔✔What do enamel removers usually contain ? - ✔✔Acetone
✔✔A pedicure rasp is used for? - ✔✔Removal of hard skin
✔✔The most effective method of sterilizing cuticle nippers is? - ✔✔Auto clave
✔✔Treatment cream should be removed from the container with? - ✔✔A spatula
✔✔What is the pointed end of an orange stick used for? - ✔✔To clean under the free
edge
✔✔One of the disadvantages of paraffin wax treatment is that it can cause? - ✔✔Soft
nails
✔✔Which of the following is a benefit of thermal mittens? - ✔✔They nourish and
hydrate the skin
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Pyogenic Granuloma? - ✔✔Lesion that can form on area of the hand/foot or on the
nail bed - Area around nails becomes severely inflamed
✔✔Pincer nails? - ✔✔Increased crosswise curvature of the nail - a type of ingrown nail
that pinches into the surrounding tissue - trumpet nails
✔✔Plicatured Nails? - ✔✔Sides of the folded nail cut into the soft tissue - Nail is flat on
top but one or both side walls angle sharply into the soft tissue
✔✔Beau's lines? - ✔✔Indentations similar to horizontal corrugations that run across
nails - Growth uat area under cuticle is interrupted by major injury
✔✔The most appropriate way to ensure proper hygiene procedures are followed with
your nail file is? - ✔✔Dispose of them afterwards
✔✔The name of the part of the nail that we file is called? - ✔✔The free edge
✔✔Another name for finger nail? - ✔✔Nail plate
✔✔The part of the nail where new cells are produced? - ✔✔Matrix
✔✔The mantle is? - ✔✔The deep fold of the skin at the base of the nail
✔✔What is the cause of blue nails? - ✔✔Poor circulation
✔✔A bacterial infection of the tissue surrounding the nail is called? - ✔✔Paronychia
✔✔Which of the following is a cause of Onychoryptosis? - ✔✔Cutting toenails
incorrectly
✔✔What is the most effective method for sterilising hoof sticks? - ✔✔Chemical
✔✔The benefits of hand and arm massage include? - ✔✔Stimulates circulation
✔✔The effects of paraffin wax treatments include to? - ✔✔Increase Circulation
✔✔Why should metal files be avoided? - ✔✔They create heat, drying out and
weakening the nail
✔✔The nail bed is supplied with? - ✔✔Blood vessels
, ✔✔In which part of the epidermis does the matrix lie? - ✔✔Stratum germinativum
✔✔Tinea ungium affects the? - ✔✔The nail
✔✔The cause of a hangnail is? - ✔✔Splitting of the cuticle
✔✔Keratinization causes the nail plate to ? - ✔✔Grow in thickness and length
✔✔The nail normally grows more quickly? - ✔✔In the summer
✔✔The functions of the matrix include to? - ✔✔Produce new cells to form the nail plate
✔✔Hot oil treatment would be contra indicated for a diabetic client because they..? -
✔✔Have loss of sensation
✔✔When is it advisable NOT to use a paraffin wax treatment? - ✔✔If the nails are soft
✔✔Hand and lower arm massage would be contraindicated to a client with? - ✔✔Very
thin Skin
✔✔The functions of a top coat include? - ✔✔To protect enamel from chipping
✔✔What type of product is cuticle cream? - ✔✔Emollient
✔✔The effects of buffing paste include? - ✔✔Smooth irregularities on the nail plate
✔✔What do enamel removers usually contain ? - ✔✔Acetone
✔✔A pedicure rasp is used for? - ✔✔Removal of hard skin
✔✔The most effective method of sterilizing cuticle nippers is? - ✔✔Auto clave
✔✔Treatment cream should be removed from the container with? - ✔✔A spatula
✔✔What is the pointed end of an orange stick used for? - ✔✔To clean under the free
edge
✔✔One of the disadvantages of paraffin wax treatment is that it can cause? - ✔✔Soft
nails
✔✔Which of the following is a benefit of thermal mittens? - ✔✔They nourish and
hydrate the skin
