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Chapter 5
Nail Structure and growth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The appearance of the nails is said to reflect the ______ of the body. | a. general health |
| The surface of a normal, healthy nail ________ | c. has no grooves |
| The natural nail is composed mainly of the same fiber protein found in ________ | d. hair |
| A normal healthy nail is _______. | d. felxible |
| The area under the nail plate typically has a _____ appearance in the area the extends from the lunula to the area just before the free edge | d. pinkish |
| The nail plate ______ | c. slowly slides across the nail bed as it grows |
| The nail plate is constructed of about ______ layers of nail cells | d. 100 |
| The _____ is a portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge | d. nail bed |
| The lunula is the visible part of the _____ | c. matrix |
| Which of the following attaches the nail bed to the nail plate? | a. bed epithelium |
| The hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed is called the _____ | b. nail plate |
| A _____ is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place | d. ligament |
| The folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate are called _____ | a. nail folds |
| The nail plate is _____ | b. relatively porous to water |
| The lower the water content in the nail, the _____ it becomes | a. more rigid |
| What does a cuticle remover do? | d. removes cuticle tissue |
| The cuticles job is to ______ | d. form a seal between PNF and nail plate |
| Answering yes to which one of the following questions tells you that the tissue is the proximal nail fold, not the cuticle | a. is the tissue any part of the skin that covers the nail plate and the matrix |
| Cuticle softeners are not designed for the _____ | a. cuticle |
| Nails typically grow the fastest during which season? | b. summer |
| Nail growth rates tend to increase dramatically during the _____ trimester of pregnancy | b. last |
| The nail on which finger typically grown fastest? | a. middle finger |
| How long does it take for a toenail to be fully replaced? | b. 9 to 12 months |
| Normal, healthy nails grow in what shape? | d. they can grow in a variety of shapes |
| After delivering a child, a womans nail growth _______ | d. slows down dramatically |
| A longer matrix produces a ________ | a. thicker nail plate |
| A healthy nail grows ______ | a. forward from the matrix |
| Compared to the fingernail matrix, the toenail matrix is ______ | a. longer |
| A typical adults nails grow about ______ inch per month | d. 1/8 |
| How long does the complete replacement of a fingernail take? | d. 4 to 6 months |
| Compared to adults' nails, children's nails ______ | d. grow more quickly |
| Ridges are most likely to occur in _______ clients | c. older |
| As a professional cosmetologist, when are you allowed to cut a clients skin? | b. never |
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