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Utah State Board Nail Technician Exam
Study guide – 2025/2026 Edition – Questions
with Verified Real Exam Content & 100%
Correct Answers | Grade A
Introduction:
This study set provides the latest 2025/2026 Utah State Board Nail Technician Exam materials,
featuring 110 real-style questions with verified 100% correct answers. Designed to mirror the
actual state board format, this resource ensures focused, reliable, and high-accuracy preparation
for your Nail Technician licensing exam.
What is connective tissue?
Fibrous tissue that binds together, protects, and supports the various parts of the body.
What are examples of connective tissue?
Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, fascia.
What is epithelial tissue?
Protective covering on body surfaces, such as the skin, mucous membranes, and lining of the
heart; digestive and respiratory organs; and glands.
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Ulna
Inner and larger bone of the forearm, attached to the wrist and located on the side of the little
finger.
Radius
The shorter bone of the forearm, located on the side of the thumb
Carpus
The wrist; flexible joint composed of a group of eight small, irregular bones held together by
ligaments.
Metacarpus
Bones of the palm of the hand; parts of the hand containing five bones between the carpus and
phalanges.
Extensors
Muscles that straighten the wrist, hand, and fingers to form a straight line.
Flexors
Extensor muscles of the wrist involved in flexing the wrist.
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Pronators
Muscles that turn the hand inward so that the palm faces downward.
Supinators
Muscles of the forearm that rotates the radius outward and the palm upward
The parathyroid gland is part of what system?
Endocrine system
The pancreas is part of what system?
Endocrine system
The adrenal gland is part of what system?
Endocrine system
What discharges waste containing bile?
The liver
What is hyponatremia?
Low sodium due to drinking excessive water
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Heredity is responsible for what % of skin aging?
15%
How much sun exposure is needed for vitamin D synthesis?
10 minutes per day
Nail growth increases
During the last trimester (3rd) of pregnancy due to hormonal changes in the body
Toenails grow longer and thicker than fingernails because
The nail matrix is longer
What are eggshell nails?
Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free
edge.
What can cause eggshell nails?
Improper diet, heredity, internal disease, medication, or overfilling.
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Utah State Board Nail Technician Exam
Study guide – 2025/2026 Edition – Questions
with Verified Real Exam Content & 100%
Correct Answers | Grade A
Introduction:
This study set provides the latest 2025/2026 Utah State Board Nail Technician Exam materials,
featuring 110 real-style questions with verified 100% correct answers. Designed to mirror the
actual state board format, this resource ensures focused, reliable, and high-accuracy preparation
for your Nail Technician licensing exam.
What is connective tissue?
Fibrous tissue that binds together, protects, and supports the various parts of the body.
What are examples of connective tissue?
Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, fascia.
What is epithelial tissue?
Protective covering on body surfaces, such as the skin, mucous membranes, and lining of the
heart; digestive and respiratory organs; and glands.
1
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Ulna
Inner and larger bone of the forearm, attached to the wrist and located on the side of the little
finger.
Radius
The shorter bone of the forearm, located on the side of the thumb
Carpus
The wrist; flexible joint composed of a group of eight small, irregular bones held together by
ligaments.
Metacarpus
Bones of the palm of the hand; parts of the hand containing five bones between the carpus and
phalanges.
Extensors
Muscles that straighten the wrist, hand, and fingers to form a straight line.
Flexors
Extensor muscles of the wrist involved in flexing the wrist.
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Pronators
Muscles that turn the hand inward so that the palm faces downward.
Supinators
Muscles of the forearm that rotates the radius outward and the palm upward
The parathyroid gland is part of what system?
Endocrine system
The pancreas is part of what system?
Endocrine system
The adrenal gland is part of what system?
Endocrine system
What discharges waste containing bile?
The liver
What is hyponatremia?
Low sodium due to drinking excessive water
3
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Heredity is responsible for what % of skin aging?
15%
How much sun exposure is needed for vitamin D synthesis?
10 minutes per day
Nail growth increases
During the last trimester (3rd) of pregnancy due to hormonal changes in the body
Toenails grow longer and thicker than fingernails because
The nail matrix is longer
What are eggshell nails?
Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free
edge.
What can cause eggshell nails?
Improper diet, heredity, internal disease, medication, or overfilling.
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