MICHIGAN MANICURIST UPDATED FINAL EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Small blister or sac containing clear fluid, lying within or just beneath the epidermis.
Requires medical referral if cause is unknown or untreatable with over-the-counter
products. - ✔✔Vesicle
✔✔An itchy, swollen lesion that can be caused by a blow, scratch, bite of an insect, or
urticaria (ur-tuh-KAYR-ee-ah) (skin allergy), or the sting of a nettle.Typically resolves on
its own, but referral to a physician should be considered when the condition lasts more
than three days. - ✔✔Wheal
✔✔Dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while healing; accumulation of sebum
and pus, sometimes mixed with epidermal cells. - ✔✔Crust
✔✔Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping. - ✔✔Excoriation
✔✔Crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis.Severely cracked and/or chapped -
✔✔Fissure
✔✔A thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue. - ✔✔Keloid
, ✔✔Thin, dry, or oily plate of epidermal flakes. - ✔✔scale
✔✔Slightly raised or depressed area of the skin that forms as a result of the healing
process related to an injury or lesion. - ✔✔Scar or cicatrix
✔✔Open lesion on the skin or mucous membrane of the body; accompanied by loss of
skin depth and possibly weeping of fluids or pus. Requires medical referral, particularly
in clients with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes. - ✔✔ulcer
✔✔Albinism - ✔✔the absence of melanin pigment of the body, including the skin, hair,
and eyes
✔✔Herpes simplex - ✔✔A highly contagious viral infection that causes blister-like
clusters typically found on the skin around the mouth, nose, or genital area.
✔✔Verruca - ✔✔wart
✔✔tine manus - ✔✔ringworm of the hand (fungal infection) DO NOT perform services
and refer the client to a physician.
✔✔Tinea pedis - ✔✔Athlete's foot or ringworm of the feet. Fungal infection, do NOT
perform any services.
✔✔What makes up the natural nail unit? - ✔✔the nail bed, matrix, nail plate, cuticle,
eponychium, hyponychium, specialized ligaments, and nail folds.
✔✔Onyx - ✔✔The natural nail is technically referred to as the
✔✔Describe a normal healthy nail - ✔✔firm and flexible, shiny, and slightly pink in color.
Its surface is usually smooth and unspotted, with no splits or deep grooves. A healthy
nail should be whitish and translucent in appearance, with the pinkish or beige color of
the nail bed below showing through.
✔✔folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate, forms the nail groove - ✔✔nail folds
✔✔lateral nail fold - ✔✔The fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail, also known as
the sidewall
✔✔proximal nail fold - ✔✔entire flap of skin covering the matrix, extending from the
edge of the visible nail plate to the first joint of the finger.
✔✔nail bed - ✔✔the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward
the free edge
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Small blister or sac containing clear fluid, lying within or just beneath the epidermis.
Requires medical referral if cause is unknown or untreatable with over-the-counter
products. - ✔✔Vesicle
✔✔An itchy, swollen lesion that can be caused by a blow, scratch, bite of an insect, or
urticaria (ur-tuh-KAYR-ee-ah) (skin allergy), or the sting of a nettle.Typically resolves on
its own, but referral to a physician should be considered when the condition lasts more
than three days. - ✔✔Wheal
✔✔Dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while healing; accumulation of sebum
and pus, sometimes mixed with epidermal cells. - ✔✔Crust
✔✔Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping. - ✔✔Excoriation
✔✔Crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis.Severely cracked and/or chapped -
✔✔Fissure
✔✔A thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue. - ✔✔Keloid
, ✔✔Thin, dry, or oily plate of epidermal flakes. - ✔✔scale
✔✔Slightly raised or depressed area of the skin that forms as a result of the healing
process related to an injury or lesion. - ✔✔Scar or cicatrix
✔✔Open lesion on the skin or mucous membrane of the body; accompanied by loss of
skin depth and possibly weeping of fluids or pus. Requires medical referral, particularly
in clients with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes. - ✔✔ulcer
✔✔Albinism - ✔✔the absence of melanin pigment of the body, including the skin, hair,
and eyes
✔✔Herpes simplex - ✔✔A highly contagious viral infection that causes blister-like
clusters typically found on the skin around the mouth, nose, or genital area.
✔✔Verruca - ✔✔wart
✔✔tine manus - ✔✔ringworm of the hand (fungal infection) DO NOT perform services
and refer the client to a physician.
✔✔Tinea pedis - ✔✔Athlete's foot or ringworm of the feet. Fungal infection, do NOT
perform any services.
✔✔What makes up the natural nail unit? - ✔✔the nail bed, matrix, nail plate, cuticle,
eponychium, hyponychium, specialized ligaments, and nail folds.
✔✔Onyx - ✔✔The natural nail is technically referred to as the
✔✔Describe a normal healthy nail - ✔✔firm and flexible, shiny, and slightly pink in color.
Its surface is usually smooth and unspotted, with no splits or deep grooves. A healthy
nail should be whitish and translucent in appearance, with the pinkish or beige color of
the nail bed below showing through.
✔✔folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate, forms the nail groove - ✔✔nail folds
✔✔lateral nail fold - ✔✔The fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail, also known as
the sidewall
✔✔proximal nail fold - ✔✔entire flap of skin covering the matrix, extending from the
edge of the visible nail plate to the first joint of the finger.
✔✔nail bed - ✔✔the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward
the free edge
