The Nail and Its Disorders

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The Nail and Its Disorders

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Question 1

The part of the skin under the nail’s free edge is called:

A	Eponychium
B	Matrix
C	Hyponychium
D	Paronychium

Question 2

The end of the nail that extends beyond the fingertip is called the:

A	Matrix
B	Fold
C	Root
D	Free edge

Question 3

The thin line of skin at the base of the nail that extends from the nail wall to the nail plate is the:

A	Hyponychium
B	Cuticle
C	Lunula
D	Eponychium

Question 4

Nails which are thin, white and curved over the free edge are called:

A	Healthy
B	Eggshell
C	Furrowed
D	Hangnails

Question 5

Inflamed skin is:

A	Infected
B	Black and blue
C	Red and sore
D	Yellow

Question 6

Slits or tracks in the nail bed at the side of the nail are the:

A	Cuticle
B	Mantle
C	Nail wall
D	Nail grooves

Question 7

It is safe to work on a nail with this condition:

A	Inflammation
B	Small furrows
C	Infection
D	Swelling

Question 8

Nail growth begins at the:

A	Free edge
B	Root
C	Plate
D	Nail bed

Question 9

The portion of the skin beneath the nail body upon which rest the nail plate is called the:

A	Nail root
B	Nail bed
C	Matrix
D	Lunula

Question 10

Onychia and paronychia are often caused by:

A	Fever
B	Infection
C	Unsanitary implements
D	Bruising

Question 11

Nail disorders that you cannot treat and must refer client to a doctor include of the following EXCEPT:

A	Mold
B	Tinea unguium
C	Onychophagy
D	Pyogenic granuloma

Question 12

The condition in which a clot of blood forms under the nail plate due to injury to the nail bed is called:

A	Discolored nails
B	Inflammation
C	Infection
D	Bruised nails

Question 13

The half-moon shape at the base of the nail is called the:

A	Mantle
B	Matrix
C	Root
D	Lunula

Question 14

Hangnails are caused by:

A	Dry cuticles
B	Nail biting
C	Polish
D	Buffing

Question 15

Nail cells are produced in the nail:

A	Root
B	Matrix
C	Bed
D	Fold

Question 16

The skin on the sides of the nail above the grooves is called:

A	Hyponychium
B	Nail wall
C	Mantle
D	Cuticle

Question 17

A condition which can occur on the nails of the hands or feet is:

A	Paronychia
B	Onycholysis
C	Onychia
D	Onychoptosis

Question 18

Paronychia around the entire nail is sometimes called:

A	Total infection
B	Paronychia totalis
C	Runaround
D	Onychoptosis

Question 19

The loose, pliable, overlapping skin around the nail is called the:

A	Mantle
B	Matrix
C	Cuticle
D	Nail grooves

Question 20

A nail condition caused by injury or disease is called a nail:

A	Imperfection
B	Disfigurement
C	Disorder
D	Fungus

Question 21

The overgrowth of nails is:

A	Onychauxis
B	Onychatrophia
C	Onychocryptosis
D	Onychophagy

Question 22

The deep fold of skin at the base of the nail where the nail root is embedded is the:

A	Mantle
B	Matrix
C	Eponychium
D	Perionychium

Question 23

The wasting away of the nail is called:

A	Onychauxis
B	Onychatrophia
C	Onychophagy
D	Onychocryptosis

Question 24

The part of the skin that surrounds the entire area is the:

A	Perionychium
B	Hyponychium
C	Eponychium
D	Nail wall

Question 25

A skin or nail infection will show evidence of:

A	Bruising
B	Pus
C	Furrows
D	Discoloration

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