Manicurist license prep #5 questions with verified
answers
______ is a colorless, inflammable liquid, miscible with water, alcohol, and ether,
and has a sweetish odor or burning taste.
Select the correct response:
a. dimethyl urea
b. collagen
c. acetone
d. paraffin Ans✓✓✓ c. acetone
A _______ is a metal file with an edge that can file the nail plate in only one
direction.
Select the correct response:
a. foot file
b. nipper
c. toenail rasp
d. toenail clipper Ans✓✓✓ c. toenail rasp
A _______ is designed to gently scrape cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate.
Select the correct response:
a. nipper
b. file
,c. buffer
d. metal pusher Ans✓✓✓ d. metal pusher
A _______ is held at a 45-degree angle to the nail tip, and small nips of the nail
are taken slowly across the free edge to trim the nail.
Select the correct response:
a. toenail clipper
b. nail rasp
c. curette
d. nipper Ans✓✓✓ d. nipper
A cosmetic service performed on the feet by a licensed nail technician, and
includes trimming, shaping, and polishing toenails, exfoliating skin, and massaging
the feet is called:
Select the correct response:
a. excoriation
b. a pedicure
c. a manicure
d. a reflexology service Ans✓✓✓ b. a pedicure
A curette with ______ is recommended for use by nail technicians.
Select the correct response:
,a. a pointed end
b. sharp edges
c. a blade
d. dull edges Ans✓✓✓ d. dull edges
A fine-grit abrasive is used for:
Select the correct response:
a. shortening natural nails
b. buffing, polishing, and removing scratches
c. quickly reducing the thickness of a surface
d. etching the nall Ans✓✓✓ b. buffing, polishing, and removing scratches
A fully plumbed pedicure chair is NOT:
Select the correct response:
a. portable
b. equipped with a massage feature
c. difficult to disinfect
d. equipped with a warmer Ans✓✓✓ c. difficult to disinfect
A paraffin bath:
Select the correct response:
, a. inhibits hydration
b. increases inflammation
c. slows circulation
d. promotes moisturizing Ans✓✓✓ d. promotes moisturizing
A pedicure includes all but which of the following:
Select the correct response:
a. treating a foot disease
b. trimming and shaping the toenails
c. exfoliating skin
d. a foot massage Ans✓✓✓ a. treating a foot disease
A rule of thumb with abrasive nail files is that the lower the grit:
Select the correct response:
a. the smaller the abrasive particles and the less aggressive its action
b. the larger the abrasive particles and the less aggressive its action
c. the larger the abrasive particles and the more aggressive its action
d. the smaller the abrasive particles and the more aggressive its action Ans✓✓✓
c. the larger the abrasive particles and the more aggressive its action
A toenail rasp can be used:
Select the correct response:
answers
______ is a colorless, inflammable liquid, miscible with water, alcohol, and ether,
and has a sweetish odor or burning taste.
Select the correct response:
a. dimethyl urea
b. collagen
c. acetone
d. paraffin Ans✓✓✓ c. acetone
A _______ is a metal file with an edge that can file the nail plate in only one
direction.
Select the correct response:
a. foot file
b. nipper
c. toenail rasp
d. toenail clipper Ans✓✓✓ c. toenail rasp
A _______ is designed to gently scrape cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate.
Select the correct response:
a. nipper
b. file
,c. buffer
d. metal pusher Ans✓✓✓ d. metal pusher
A _______ is held at a 45-degree angle to the nail tip, and small nips of the nail
are taken slowly across the free edge to trim the nail.
Select the correct response:
a. toenail clipper
b. nail rasp
c. curette
d. nipper Ans✓✓✓ d. nipper
A cosmetic service performed on the feet by a licensed nail technician, and
includes trimming, shaping, and polishing toenails, exfoliating skin, and massaging
the feet is called:
Select the correct response:
a. excoriation
b. a pedicure
c. a manicure
d. a reflexology service Ans✓✓✓ b. a pedicure
A curette with ______ is recommended for use by nail technicians.
Select the correct response:
,a. a pointed end
b. sharp edges
c. a blade
d. dull edges Ans✓✓✓ d. dull edges
A fine-grit abrasive is used for:
Select the correct response:
a. shortening natural nails
b. buffing, polishing, and removing scratches
c. quickly reducing the thickness of a surface
d. etching the nall Ans✓✓✓ b. buffing, polishing, and removing scratches
A fully plumbed pedicure chair is NOT:
Select the correct response:
a. portable
b. equipped with a massage feature
c. difficult to disinfect
d. equipped with a warmer Ans✓✓✓ c. difficult to disinfect
A paraffin bath:
Select the correct response:
, a. inhibits hydration
b. increases inflammation
c. slows circulation
d. promotes moisturizing Ans✓✓✓ d. promotes moisturizing
A pedicure includes all but which of the following:
Select the correct response:
a. treating a foot disease
b. trimming and shaping the toenails
c. exfoliating skin
d. a foot massage Ans✓✓✓ a. treating a foot disease
A rule of thumb with abrasive nail files is that the lower the grit:
Select the correct response:
a. the smaller the abrasive particles and the less aggressive its action
b. the larger the abrasive particles and the less aggressive its action
c. the larger the abrasive particles and the more aggressive its action
d. the smaller the abrasive particles and the more aggressive its action Ans✓✓✓
c. the larger the abrasive particles and the more aggressive its action
A toenail rasp can be used:
Select the correct response:
