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Chapter 10
Nail Disease and Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agnail is another term for hangnail. | True |
| Leukonychia spots result from a calcium or zinc deficiency. | False |
| Pigment cells are termed melanocytes. | True |
| Excessive use of cuticle removers can cause onychorrhexis. | True |
| Onychophagy often leads to ingrown nails. | False |
| Splinter hemorrhages are always be positioned lengthwise in the direction of growth. | True |
| It is likely that a cosmetologist will get a fungal infection from a client. | False |
| The term molds should not be used when referring to discolorations of the nail plate from infections of the fingernails or toenails. | True |
| Onychomadesis may be caused by an allergic reaction of the nail bed. | False |
| Nail psoriasis is an infectious disease. | False |
| The surface of a healthy natural nail should be: | smooth and unspotted |
| Clients with skin or nails that are infected, inflamed, or swollen should be referred to a: | physician |
| A nail condition in which blood clots form under the nail plate due to a small injury of the nail plate is: | bruised nails |
| Nails with a noticeably thin, white nail plate that are more flexible than normal nails are: | eggshell nails |
| Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate that are the result of a major illness or injury are: | Beau’s lines |
| Redness, pain, and swelling are signs of a(n): | infection |
| Minor damage to the matrix that produces a whitish discoloration or white spots on the nails is: | leukonychia |
| A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation is: | melanonychia |
| Split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges and a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate is: | onychorrhexis |
| A highly curved nail plate often called “folded nail,” caused by injury to the matrix or inherited, is a(n): | plicatured nail |
| Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by: | uneven growth and age |
| Parasites that under some conditions can cause infections to the feet and hands are: | Fungi |
| In the early stages, a typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified as a: | yellow-green spot |
| The naturally occurring skin bacterium that can grow out of control and cause nail infections, incorrectly referred to as mold, is: | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Any deformity or disease of the nails in general is called: | onychosis |
| Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shredding of the natural nail plate is: | onychia |
| The lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding is a sign of: | onycholysis |
| Onychomadesis is the separation and falling off of a nail plate and can be traced to: | local infection |
| Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate is an indication of: | nail psoriasis |
| Tinea pedis is the medical term used to describe: | athlete’s foot |
| Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed which damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow | splinter hemorrhages |
| A fungal infection of the nail plate | onychomycosis |
| Bitten nails | onychophagy |
| Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate | pyogenic granuloma |
| The eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn | hangnail |
| Disorder in which the edges of the nail plate curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or sharp cone at the free edge | trumpet nail |
| Ingrown nail | onychocryptosis |
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