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Milady Chapter 9
Exam Questions from Milady Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What should a normal, healthy nail surface look like? | Smooth and shiny |
| What is the portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge called? | Nail bed |
| What is the whitish, half-moon shape underneath the base of the nail called? | Lunula |
| What is the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger/toe called? | Free edge |
| What is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place called? | Ligament |
| What is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail called? | Sidewall |
| What must be nourished and healthy for the new nail plate cells to be produced? | Matrix |
| How long does a typical replacement of the natural fingernail take? | 4-6 months |
| Where it nail growth typically the slowest? | Thumb |
| What is the nail's water content? | 15-25% |
| What is the natural nail an appendage of? | Skin |
| What can the appearance of the nails reflect the general health of? | Body |
| What contains nerves, lymph, and blood vessels? | Matrix |
| What is the tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate but can be removed by gently scraping it referred to as? | Cuticle |
| What is relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it? | Nail plate |
| What are cosmetologists allowed to do to the eponychium? | Push it back |
| What are cuticle moisturizers, softeners, and conditioners actually designed for? | Eponychium, lateral sidewalls, and hyponychium |
| Why are toenails thicker than fingernails? | Toenail matrices are longer |
| What does healthy hair do that healthy nails DO NOT? | Shed |
| How long does it take for toenails to be fully replaced? | 9-12 months |
| What is the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area called? | Eponychium |
| What is the thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed together called? | Bed epithelium |
| What is the slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate known as? | Hyponychium |
| What is the dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate called? | Cuticle |
| What is the area where the nail plate cells are formed called? | Matrix |
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