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OREGON STATE BOARD PRACTICE EXAM
NAIL TECHNOLOGY| COMPREHENSIVE
Q&A 2026
nail flexibility - correct-answer - directly affected by water content
nail plate - correct-answer - most visible and functional part of the nail
how many cell layers in a nail plate - correct-answer - 100
free edge - correct-answer - extends over tip of finger or toe
nail bed - correct-answer - portion of living skin that supports the nail plate
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bed epithelium - correct-answer - thin layer of tissue that attaches nail plate to
nail bed
matrix - correct-answer - where nail plate cells are formed
cuticle - correct-answer - dead colorless tissue attached to natural nail plate
eponychium - correct-answer - living skin at the base of the nail plate covering
the matrix area
hyponychium - correct-answer - slightly thickened layer of skin between fingertip
and free edge
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ligament - correct-answer - tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or
hold an organ in place
the shape of the nail is determined by - correct-answer - the shape of the matrix
1/10 of an inch - correct-answer - how fast nails grow in a month
the surface of a healthy nail should appear - correct-answer - smooth and
unspotted
physician - correct-answer - refer a client to this person when their nails are
infected
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bruised nails - correct-answer - condition in which blood clots form under the
nail plate
eggshell nails - correct-answer - noticeably thin white plate and more flexible
than normal nails
Beau's lines - correct-answer - visible depression running across the width of the
nail plate; caused by major illness or injury
infection - correct-answer - indicated by redness pain or swelling
melanonychia - correct-answer - dark band within the nail plate due to increased
pigmentation; runs from base to free edge
OREGON STATE BOARD PRACTICE EXAM
NAIL TECHNOLOGY| COMPREHENSIVE
Q&A 2026
nail flexibility - correct-answer - directly affected by water content
nail plate - correct-answer - most visible and functional part of the nail
how many cell layers in a nail plate - correct-answer - 100
free edge - correct-answer - extends over tip of finger or toe
nail bed - correct-answer - portion of living skin that supports the nail plate
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bed epithelium - correct-answer - thin layer of tissue that attaches nail plate to
nail bed
matrix - correct-answer - where nail plate cells are formed
cuticle - correct-answer - dead colorless tissue attached to natural nail plate
eponychium - correct-answer - living skin at the base of the nail plate covering
the matrix area
hyponychium - correct-answer - slightly thickened layer of skin between fingertip
and free edge
,3|Page
ligament - correct-answer - tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or
hold an organ in place
the shape of the nail is determined by - correct-answer - the shape of the matrix
1/10 of an inch - correct-answer - how fast nails grow in a month
the surface of a healthy nail should appear - correct-answer - smooth and
unspotted
physician - correct-answer - refer a client to this person when their nails are
infected
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bruised nails - correct-answer - condition in which blood clots form under the
nail plate
eggshell nails - correct-answer - noticeably thin white plate and more flexible
than normal nails
Beau's lines - correct-answer - visible depression running across the width of the
nail plate; caused by major illness or injury
infection - correct-answer - indicated by redness pain or swelling
melanonychia - correct-answer - dark band within the nail plate due to increased
pigmentation; runs from base to free edge
