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Chapter 9: Nail Diseases and Disorders

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Quiz on Chapter 9: Nail Diseases and Disorders, created by Jasmine Ortiz on 07/10/2015.
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Question 1

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What is the medical term for fungal infections of the feet?
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  • Tinea capitis
  • Tinea pedis
  • Tinea versicolor
  • Tinea cruris

Question 2

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A fungal infection of the feet is MOST likely to strike between the _______________ toes.
Answer
  • first and second
  • second and third
  • third and fourth
  • fourth and fifth

Question 3

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What usually causes onychorrhexis?
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  • Harsh cleaning agents
  • Aggressive filing techniques
  • Excessive use of cuticle removers
  • All of the above

Question 4

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Which of these conditions does the living skin around the nail plate splitting and tearing characterize?
Answer
  • Hangnail
  • Onychophagy
  • Nail pterygium
  • Pincer nail

Question 5

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Bruised nails are characterized by a blood clot that forms under the plate, forming a ___________ spot.
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  • dark purplish
  • light pinkish
  • dull greenish
  • bright bluish

Question 6

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The overgrowth or thickening of the nail is called ________________.
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  • onychauxis
  • onychatrophia
  • onychophagy
  • onychocryptosis

Question 7

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A condition in which a clot of blood forms under the nail plate due to injury to the nail bed is called a(n) _______________.
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  • bruised nail
  • discolored nail
  • infection
  • inflammation

Question 8

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Small white spots often seen under the surface of the nail plate are called _____________.
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  • lunula
  • leukonychia
  • onychatrophia
  • epohychium

Question 9

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Hangnails can be caused by _______________.
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  • skin dryness
  • minor trauma
  • nail enhancements
  • both skin dryness and minor trauma

Question 10

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Leukonychia spots are a sign of what type of deficiency?
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  • Calcium
  • Zinc
  • Neither a nor b
  • Both a and b

Question 11

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Paronychia is ____________.
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  • a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail
  • the separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed
  • ingrown nails
  • depressions running across the width of the nail plate

Question 12

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Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges are called _________.
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  • onychorrhexis
  • onychophagy
  • corrugations
  • plicatured

Question 13

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The technical name for Athlete's Foot is ________.
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  • vitiligo
  • cholasma
  • tinea pedis
  • sarcoma

Question 14

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If the client has a skin or nail inflammation, you should tactfully suggest the client to ____________.
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  • wash better
  • see a physician
  • eat less salt
  • stop biting nails

Question 15

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Performing a service on an infected nail could cause your client a great amount of _____________.
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  • happiness
  • soaking
  • filing
  • pain

Question 16

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A nail technician should never perform services on a client if there is evidence of _____________.
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  • an infection
  • ragged cuticles
  • healthy skin
  • a hangnail

Question 17

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The wasting away or atrophy of the nails is known as ___________.
Answer
  • onychauxis
  • onychatrophia
  • agnails
  • leukonychia

Question 18

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Nails, which are thin, white and curved over the free edges are called ______________.
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  • furrowed
  • hangnails
  • eggshell
  • healthy

Question 19

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A condition, in which the nail loosens from the nail bed, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing to the lunula, is called _______.
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  • paronychia
  • onychoptosis
  • onycholysis
  • onychomycosis

Question 20

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Problems generally associated with nail thickness, as well as some surface irregularities of the plate are _________.
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  • nail plate disorders
  • circulation problems
  • matrix problems
  • digestion problems

Question 21

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A nail condition caused by injury or disease is called a nail ____________.
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  • imperfection
  • disfigurement
  • disorder
  • fungus

Question 22

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Inflamed skin is _______________.
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  • purple
  • black and blue
  • red and sore
  • yellow

Question 23

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A skin or nail infection will show evidence of ___________.
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  • bruising
  • pus
  • furrows
  • discoloration

Question 24

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Onychia and paronychia are often caused by __________.
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  • fever
  • infection
  • unsanitary implements
  • bruising

Question 25

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A nail plate with ____________ stretches the skin.
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  • pincer nail
  • trumped nail
  • nail psoriasis
  • nail pterygium

Question 26

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Onychocryptosis can affect _____________.
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  • the fingers
  • the toes
  • both a and b
  • neither a nor b

Question 27

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What is onychocryptosis?
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  • Bitten nails
  • Ingrown nails
  • Split nails
  • Detached nails

Question 28

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Which of these conditions does nail biting cause?
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  • Onychocryptosis
  • Onychophagy
  • Onychia
  • Onychomadesis

Question 29

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Which of these conditions presents as an inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail plate?
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  • Onychia
  • Onychosis
  • Onychocryptosis
  • Onycholysis

Question 30

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Which of the following does NOT usually cause onycholysis?
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  • Systemic medical condition
  • Physical injury
  • Allergic reaction of the nail bed
  • Trauma

Question 31

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Nail psoriasis can cause yellowish to reddish spots underneath the nail plate, called ______________.
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  • port wine stains
  • leukonychia spots
  • bleach blots
  • salmon patches

Question 32

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Which of these terms refers to a fungal infection of the nail plate?
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  • Onychomycosis
  • Onychocryptosis
  • Onychomadesis
  • Pyrogenic granuloma

Question 33

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Nail pterygium is caused by damage to the ________.
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  • eponychium
  • hyponychium
  • both a and b
  • neither a nor b

Question 34

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Melanonychia is a _________ of the nails.
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  • cracking
  • slitting
  • lightening
  • darkening

Question 35

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What effect does nail psoriasis have on the nails?
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  • Splitting
  • Pitting
  • Crumbling
  • Darkening in color

Question 36

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Which of the following conditions is a severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate?
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  • Melanonychia
  • Nail pterygium
  • Pyrogenic granuloma
  • Onychorrhexis

Question 37

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Plicatured nail figuratively means __________.
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  • brittle nail
  • cracked nail
  • spiraled nail
  • folded nail

Question 38

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Nail ridges grow in which direction?
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  • All directions
  • Horizontally
  • Diagonally
  • Vertically

Question 39

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Ridges are _________________ .
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  • normal in younger clients
  • normal in older clients
  • a sign of poor nutrition
  • a sign of a systemic medical condition

Question 40

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Which way do Beau's lines typically run on the nail plate?
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  • Vertically
  • Horizontally
  • Diagonally
  • Any direction

Question 41

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The condition known as plicatured nail often leads to ____________ nails.
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  • ingrown
  • bruised
  • split
  • brittle

Question 42

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Fungi are MOST likely to spread __________________.
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  • from the client's toenails to your fingernails
  • from the client's toenails to the client's fingernails
  • from toenail to toenail on the client
  • from the client's fingernails to the client's toenails

Question 43

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A typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified in the early stages as a _________ spot.
Answer
  • blue-green
  • yellow-green
  • red-purple
  • brown-black

Question 44

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Which of the following colors indicates the most advanced nail infection?
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  • Yellow
  • Green
  • Brown
  • Black

Question 45

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You should never provide any type of nail services to clients with a ____________ nail infection.
Answer
  • bacterial
  • fungal
  • both a and b
  • neither a nor b

Question 46

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Nail psoriasis can ________________.
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  • cause evenly spaced rows of pits to appear on the nail plate
  • cause the surface of the nail plate to look like it is filled with coarse abrasive
  • create a ragged free edge
  • all of the above

Question 47

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What causes ridges?
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  • Physical injury
  • Uneven nail growth
  • Certain medications
  • Certain illnesses

Question 48

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A nail disorder is a condition caused by __________________.
Answer
  • injury
  • disease
  • both a and b
  • neither a nor b

Question 49

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Which of the following can help prevent hangnails?
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  • Picking at the skin around the nail
  • Keeping the skin moisturized
  • Soaking nails in acetone-based remover
  • None of the above

Question 50

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Under what condition can you cut a client's living tissue?
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  • If the client signs a waiver
  • You can never cut a client's living tissue
  • If the client writes and signs a note granting you permission
  • If the client gives you verbal permission
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