NAIL TECHNICIAN 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
01) The outermost layer of skin that forms a protective covering for the body is called:
A. cutis
B. dermis
C. corium
D. epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. epidermis
02) The humerus is the large bone of the:
A. forearm
B. wrist
C. upper arm
D. finger - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. upper arm
03) All cosmetology, barber, and specialty establishments are inspected AT LEAST once every
A. 6 months
B. 12 months
C. 18 months
D. 24 months - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. 24 months
04) The humerus ulna, and radius are the bones found in the
A. finger
B. wrist
C. palm
D. arm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. arm
05) Which system of the human body is responsible for the blood providing nutrients to the rest of the
body?
A. Circulatory
B. nervous
,C. Intergumentary
D. Endocrine - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Circulatory
06) The metacarpal are the bone in the
A upper arm
B. fore arm
C. palm
D. should - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. palm
07) Which of the following steps would come earliest in the procedure when performing a plain
manicure?
A. softening the cuticles
B. loosening cuticles
C. shaping the nails
D. applying the base coat - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. shaping the nails
08) The radius is located in the
A. fore arm
B. upper arm
C. hand
D. back - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. fore arm
09) All of the following are prohibited in the cosmetology industry EXCEPT
A. Practicing under another person's name
B. Committing an act demonstrating incompetence
C. Talking to clients about services needed
D. False advertising - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Talking to clients about services needed
10) The portion of the skin in which the nails plate rests is called
,A. nail bed
B. nail mantle
C. nail plate
D. nail matrix - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. nail bed
11) The ability of the body to destroy any bacteria that have gained entrance and to resist infection in
general is referred to as
A. immunity
B. infection
C. inoculation
D. sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. immunity
12) Nail plate extends from tip of finger or toe is called:
A. Lunula
B. Nail bed
C. Free-edge
D. Nail matrix - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Free-edge
13) Some light-cured gels will harden when they are exposed to
A. an infrared light
B. an ultraviolet light
C. an incandescent light - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. an ultraviolet light
14) The Eponychium is a
A. living skin that surrounds the base of the nail plate covering the matrix
B. outside point where the skin overlaps the nail
C. inside point where the nail enters the entire nail
D. deep folds of the skin where nail root is embedded - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. living skin that
surrounds the base of the nail plate covering the matrix
, 15) An implement that should be held in the same manner as a pencil is
A. a cuticle
B. an emery board
C. nail buffer
D. an orangewood stick - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. an orangewood stick
16) Tinea (onychomycosis) is a disturbance of the nail growth due to a vegetable fungi that is
A. very common
B. noncontagious
C. contagious
D. beneficial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. contagious
17) Which of the following statements is TRUE about disinfections?
A. disinfections kill all living thing
B. is not a sufficient form of decontamination in salons
C. may not kill bacteria spore
D. represents a higher level of decontamination than sterilizations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. may not
kill bacteria spore
18) Onychocryptosis is the technical name for
A. ingrown nail
B. claw nail
C. ringworm
D. radius - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. ingrown nail
19) A corrective treatment that forms a protective coating for a damaged nail is called
A. primer
B. an overlay
01) The outermost layer of skin that forms a protective covering for the body is called:
A. cutis
B. dermis
C. corium
D. epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. epidermis
02) The humerus is the large bone of the:
A. forearm
B. wrist
C. upper arm
D. finger - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. upper arm
03) All cosmetology, barber, and specialty establishments are inspected AT LEAST once every
A. 6 months
B. 12 months
C. 18 months
D. 24 months - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. 24 months
04) The humerus ulna, and radius are the bones found in the
A. finger
B. wrist
C. palm
D. arm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. arm
05) Which system of the human body is responsible for the blood providing nutrients to the rest of the
body?
A. Circulatory
B. nervous
,C. Intergumentary
D. Endocrine - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Circulatory
06) The metacarpal are the bone in the
A upper arm
B. fore arm
C. palm
D. should - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. palm
07) Which of the following steps would come earliest in the procedure when performing a plain
manicure?
A. softening the cuticles
B. loosening cuticles
C. shaping the nails
D. applying the base coat - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. shaping the nails
08) The radius is located in the
A. fore arm
B. upper arm
C. hand
D. back - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. fore arm
09) All of the following are prohibited in the cosmetology industry EXCEPT
A. Practicing under another person's name
B. Committing an act demonstrating incompetence
C. Talking to clients about services needed
D. False advertising - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Talking to clients about services needed
10) The portion of the skin in which the nails plate rests is called
,A. nail bed
B. nail mantle
C. nail plate
D. nail matrix - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. nail bed
11) The ability of the body to destroy any bacteria that have gained entrance and to resist infection in
general is referred to as
A. immunity
B. infection
C. inoculation
D. sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. immunity
12) Nail plate extends from tip of finger or toe is called:
A. Lunula
B. Nail bed
C. Free-edge
D. Nail matrix - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Free-edge
13) Some light-cured gels will harden when they are exposed to
A. an infrared light
B. an ultraviolet light
C. an incandescent light - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. an ultraviolet light
14) The Eponychium is a
A. living skin that surrounds the base of the nail plate covering the matrix
B. outside point where the skin overlaps the nail
C. inside point where the nail enters the entire nail
D. deep folds of the skin where nail root is embedded - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. living skin that
surrounds the base of the nail plate covering the matrix
, 15) An implement that should be held in the same manner as a pencil is
A. a cuticle
B. an emery board
C. nail buffer
D. an orangewood stick - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. an orangewood stick
16) Tinea (onychomycosis) is a disturbance of the nail growth due to a vegetable fungi that is
A. very common
B. noncontagious
C. contagious
D. beneficial - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. contagious
17) Which of the following statements is TRUE about disinfections?
A. disinfections kill all living thing
B. is not a sufficient form of decontamination in salons
C. may not kill bacteria spore
D. represents a higher level of decontamination than sterilizations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. may not
kill bacteria spore
18) Onychocryptosis is the technical name for
A. ingrown nail
B. claw nail
C. ringworm
D. radius - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. ingrown nail
19) A corrective treatment that forms a protective coating for a damaged nail is called
A. primer
B. an overlay
