NH Cosmetology Written Exam
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Hyponychium - ANSWER The skin beneath / under the Free Edge of the nail
Leuconychia - ANSWER a condition that usually presents as White spots / streaks under the nails
Onyx - ANSWER The Latin / medical term for nails
Base coat - ANSWER adhesive coat for nail polish
Agnail - ANSWER The technical term for a hang nail
Lunula - ANSWER A half-moon at the base of the nail/Crescent shaped whitish area of the nail bed (not
always visible)
Humerus - ANSWER The largest bone in the arm
Radius - ANSWER bone found in the forearm and on the same side as the thumb
Ulna - ANSWER bone found in the forearm and on the same side as the little finger
Plantar warts - ANSWER warts, caused by the HPV Virus, are flat, hard, thick growths, usually occurring
on the soles of the feet and sometimes look like a circle within a circle.
Tinea Pedis - ANSWER athletes foot/ rigworm of the feet
Onychia - ANSWER bacterial infection with pus at the nail matrix
CORRECT 100%
Hyponychium - ANSWER The skin beneath / under the Free Edge of the nail
Leuconychia - ANSWER a condition that usually presents as White spots / streaks under the nails
Onyx - ANSWER The Latin / medical term for nails
Base coat - ANSWER adhesive coat for nail polish
Agnail - ANSWER The technical term for a hang nail
Lunula - ANSWER A half-moon at the base of the nail/Crescent shaped whitish area of the nail bed (not
always visible)
Humerus - ANSWER The largest bone in the arm
Radius - ANSWER bone found in the forearm and on the same side as the thumb
Ulna - ANSWER bone found in the forearm and on the same side as the little finger
Plantar warts - ANSWER warts, caused by the HPV Virus, are flat, hard, thick growths, usually occurring
on the soles of the feet and sometimes look like a circle within a circle.
Tinea Pedis - ANSWER athletes foot/ rigworm of the feet
Onychia - ANSWER bacterial infection with pus at the nail matrix
