Chapter 10 Nail Disorders & Diseases

A normal, healthy nail is firm but flexible and should be _____.

• Smooth and Unspotted

• Uneven With Few Ridges

• Long With a Satin Finish

• Short and Opaque

If a client has ridges running vertically down the length of the natural nail plate, it is recommended that you _____.

• Aggressively file the nail plate

• Carefully buff the nail plate

• Thin the nail plate

• Remove the free edge

The medical term for fungal infections of the feet is _____.

• Tinea Pathogenic

• Tinea Pedis

• Tinea Alopecia

• Paronychia

A typical pseudomonal bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified in the early stages as a _____ spot that becomes darker in its advanced stages.

• Orange-red

• White-grey

• Blue-green

• Light-green

The separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed is _____.

• Onychia

• Paronychia

• Onychomadesis

• Pyogenic Granuloma

Onychorrhexis is caused by injury to the matrix, excessive use of cuticle removers, harsh cleaning agents, aggressive filing techniques, or _____.

• Illness

• Hereditary

• Allergies

• Improper Nutrition

Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate are signs of which condition?

• Paronychia

• Onychocryptosis

• Nail Psoriasis

• Onychomycosis

The term _____ refers to a condition caused by injury, heredity, or previous disease of the nail unit.

• Nail Psoriasis

• Nail Pterygium

• Nail Disorder

• Nail Disease

Splinter hemorrhages are caused by physical trauma or injury to the _____.

• Nail Plate

• Nail Bed

• Free Edge

• Lunula

Nail fungi are contagious and can be transmitted through _____ instruments.

• Sterilized

• Disinfected

• Contaminated

• Disposable