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Oregon State Board Nail Technology Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
A normal healthy nail is firm and flexible and should be: - answer✔Shiny
The portion of living skin on which the nail plate sits is called - answer✔Nail bed
Lunula - answer✔The half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail
Ligament - answer✔Tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds and organ in
place
Replacement of the natural fingernail usually takes about: - answer✔4-6 months
Fingernail that grows the slowest - answer✔Thumb
Nail has a water content of - answer✔15-25%
Nails are an appendage of the - answer✔Skin
The appearance of the nails reflect the general health of - answer✔The body
The BLANK is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through - answer✔Nail plate
The matrix contains: - answer✔Nerves, lymph, and blood vessels
How long does it take for toenails to be fully replaced - answer✔Nine months to a year
the act of causing tiny unseen openings in the skin that can allow entry by pathogenic microbes
- answer✔Microtrauma
Nail clippers - answer✔A reusable implement used to shorten the nail plate quickly and
efficiently
Nail creams - answer✔Barrier products that contain ingredients designed to seal the surface
and hold subdermal moisture around the skin
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Nail oils - answer✔Products designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and into
the surrounding skin to soften
Nipper - answer✔A stainless-steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the
nails.
Oval nail - answer✔A conservative nail shape that is thought to be attractive on most women's
hands. It is similar to a squoval nail with more even and rounded corners
Paraffin - answer✔A petroleum by-product that has excellent sealing properties to hold
moisture into the skin
Pointed Nail - answer✔Nail shape suited to thin hands with long fingers and narrow nail beds.
The nail is tapered and longer than usual to emphasize and enhance the slender hands
Bed epithelium - answer✔Thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed
Eponychium - answer✔living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix
area
Free edge of nail - answer✔Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of finger or toe
Hyponychium - answer✔The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies beneath the free edge of
the nail plate.
Matrix - answer✔Area where the nail plate cells are formed; area composed of matrix cells that
produce the nail plate
Nail bed - answer✔Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the
free edge.
nail cuticle - answer✔Dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate.
Nail folds - answer✔Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate
Nail grooves - answer✔Slits or furrows on the sides of the sidewall
Nail plate - answer✔Hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed. Most visible and functional
part of the nail
Natural nail - answer✔Also known as Onyx. Made from keratin
Sidewall - answer✔Also known as lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the side of the
nail.
11/7/2024 12:35 PM
Oregon State Board Nail Technology Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
A normal healthy nail is firm and flexible and should be: - answer✔Shiny
The portion of living skin on which the nail plate sits is called - answer✔Nail bed
Lunula - answer✔The half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail
Ligament - answer✔Tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds and organ in
place
Replacement of the natural fingernail usually takes about: - answer✔4-6 months
Fingernail that grows the slowest - answer✔Thumb
Nail has a water content of - answer✔15-25%
Nails are an appendage of the - answer✔Skin
The appearance of the nails reflect the general health of - answer✔The body
The BLANK is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through - answer✔Nail plate
The matrix contains: - answer✔Nerves, lymph, and blood vessels
How long does it take for toenails to be fully replaced - answer✔Nine months to a year
the act of causing tiny unseen openings in the skin that can allow entry by pathogenic microbes
- answer✔Microtrauma
Nail clippers - answer✔A reusable implement used to shorten the nail plate quickly and
efficiently
Nail creams - answer✔Barrier products that contain ingredients designed to seal the surface
and hold subdermal moisture around the skin
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM SOLUTIONS
11/7/2024 12:35 PM
Nail oils - answer✔Products designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and into
the surrounding skin to soften
Nipper - answer✔A stainless-steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the
nails.
Oval nail - answer✔A conservative nail shape that is thought to be attractive on most women's
hands. It is similar to a squoval nail with more even and rounded corners
Paraffin - answer✔A petroleum by-product that has excellent sealing properties to hold
moisture into the skin
Pointed Nail - answer✔Nail shape suited to thin hands with long fingers and narrow nail beds.
The nail is tapered and longer than usual to emphasize and enhance the slender hands
Bed epithelium - answer✔Thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed
Eponychium - answer✔living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix
area
Free edge of nail - answer✔Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of finger or toe
Hyponychium - answer✔The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies beneath the free edge of
the nail plate.
Matrix - answer✔Area where the nail plate cells are formed; area composed of matrix cells that
produce the nail plate
Nail bed - answer✔Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the
free edge.
nail cuticle - answer✔Dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate.
Nail folds - answer✔Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate
Nail grooves - answer✔Slits or furrows on the sides of the sidewall
Nail plate - answer✔Hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed. Most visible and functional
part of the nail
Natural nail - answer✔Also known as Onyx. Made from keratin
Sidewall - answer✔Also known as lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the side of the
nail.
