Manicurist Exam – Questions With Answers (Graded
A+)
Nails turn variety of colors, may indicate surface staining , a systemic disorder,
poor blood circulation Right Ans - Discolored nails
Dark purplish splits, usually due to physical injury Right Ans - Bruised nails
Lengthwise, wavy ridges seen in normal aging
Verticals Right Ans - Ridged nails
Noticeably thin, white plate, more flexible than normal usually caused by
improper diet, hereditary factors, internal disease, or medication. Right
Ans - Eggshell nails
Depressions running across the width of the nail plate; a result of serious
illness or injury.
Horizontal Right Ans - Beau's lines
Living skin around the nail plate (often the eponychium) becomes split
Right Ans - Hangnail
Redness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to physician. Right Ans - Infected
finger
Whitish discoloration of the nails; usually caused by minor injury to the nail
matrix. Not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies. Right Ans -
Leukonychia spots
Significant darkening of the fingernails or toenails. Right Ans -
Melanonychia
Bitten nails. Right Ans - Onychophagy
Abnormal surface roughness on the nail plate. Right Ans - Onychorrhexis
, Sharp bend in one corner of the nail plate creating increased curvature
Right Ans - Plicatured nails
Abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate; usually from serious injury
or an allergic skin reaction. Right Ans - Nail pterygium
Nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations. Right
Ans - Nail psoriasis
A form of dramatically increased nail curvature. Right Ans - Pincer nail
A form of dramatically increased nail curvature. Right Ans - Trumpet nail
Inflammation of the matrix and shedding of the nail. . Right Ans - Onychia
Ingrown nails Right Ans - Onnychocryptosis
Separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to physical injury or allergic
reactions. Right Ans - Onycholysis
Separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed Right Ans -
Onychomadesis
(tinea unguium)Fungal infection of the natural nail plate Right Ans -
Onychomycosis
Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate, causing pus,
swelling, and redness. Right Ans - Paronychia
severe inflammation of the na in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the
nail bed to the nail plate. Right Ans - Pyrogenic granuloma
Red itchy patches of skin on the bottom of feet and/or between the toes.
(Ringworm) or fungal infection Right Ans - Tinea pedis
Abductor Right Ans - Muscles that separate the fingers
Adductor Right Ans - Muscles that bring the fingers together
A+)
Nails turn variety of colors, may indicate surface staining , a systemic disorder,
poor blood circulation Right Ans - Discolored nails
Dark purplish splits, usually due to physical injury Right Ans - Bruised nails
Lengthwise, wavy ridges seen in normal aging
Verticals Right Ans - Ridged nails
Noticeably thin, white plate, more flexible than normal usually caused by
improper diet, hereditary factors, internal disease, or medication. Right
Ans - Eggshell nails
Depressions running across the width of the nail plate; a result of serious
illness or injury.
Horizontal Right Ans - Beau's lines
Living skin around the nail plate (often the eponychium) becomes split
Right Ans - Hangnail
Redness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to physician. Right Ans - Infected
finger
Whitish discoloration of the nails; usually caused by minor injury to the nail
matrix. Not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies. Right Ans -
Leukonychia spots
Significant darkening of the fingernails or toenails. Right Ans -
Melanonychia
Bitten nails. Right Ans - Onychophagy
Abnormal surface roughness on the nail plate. Right Ans - Onychorrhexis
, Sharp bend in one corner of the nail plate creating increased curvature
Right Ans - Plicatured nails
Abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate; usually from serious injury
or an allergic skin reaction. Right Ans - Nail pterygium
Nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations. Right
Ans - Nail psoriasis
A form of dramatically increased nail curvature. Right Ans - Pincer nail
A form of dramatically increased nail curvature. Right Ans - Trumpet nail
Inflammation of the matrix and shedding of the nail. . Right Ans - Onychia
Ingrown nails Right Ans - Onnychocryptosis
Separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to physical injury or allergic
reactions. Right Ans - Onycholysis
Separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed Right Ans -
Onychomadesis
(tinea unguium)Fungal infection of the natural nail plate Right Ans -
Onychomycosis
Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate, causing pus,
swelling, and redness. Right Ans - Paronychia
severe inflammation of the na in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the
nail bed to the nail plate. Right Ans - Pyrogenic granuloma
Red itchy patches of skin on the bottom of feet and/or between the toes.
(Ringworm) or fungal infection Right Ans - Tinea pedis
Abductor Right Ans - Muscles that separate the fingers
Adductor Right Ans - Muscles that bring the fingers together
