Nails Exam

1. Implements used with excessive pressure at the root of the nail may: View results

• a. Remove excessive cuticle
• b. Stimulate the nail to more rapid growth
• c. Make the lunula visible
• d. Injure live tissue

2. The State Board rule for handling emery board says that you should: View results

• a. Wipe with 70% isopropyl alcohol
• b. Discard after use on client
• c. Store in plastic bag after use
• d. Keep in dust-proof cabinet

3. If not properly cared for, hangnails may; View results

• a. Become spotted
• b. Turn yellow
• c. Become infected
• d. Become congenital

4. In shaping the fingernail, the nail is filled: View results

• a. From corner to center
• b. Straight across
• c. From center to corner
• d. From corner to corner

5. The powder on brush for the application of acrylic nail should be: View results

• a. Applied to all bristles
• b. Worked into a thick paste
• c. Formed into a ball at the tip of the brush
• d. Wet so it will stick to the brush

6. The deep fold of skin in which the nail root is lodged is called the: View results

• a. Nail mantle
• b. Nail groove
• c. Nail wall
• d. Nail bed

7. Pushing back of the cuticle: View results

• a. Loosens the eponychium
• b. File the finger tip
• c. Cut dead cuticle
• d. Slow nail growth

8. To clean under the free edge of the nail, manicurists usually use: View results

• a. The finger bath brush
• b. The pointed end of the pusher
• c. A cotton tipped orangewood stick
• d. A point of the nipper blade

9. What reasons the product are caused for allergic reactions to customers and manicurists: View results

• a. Skin contact with monomers
• b. lmproper product
• c. Overexposure
• d. All of the above

10. Antiseptics are used to: View results

• a. Disinfect manicure implements
• b. Retard the growth of germs
• c. Destroy bacteria
• d. Open pores of the skin

11. In the application of liquid nail polish, best results are obtained if: View results

• a. A thick dark polish is used
• b. Very thin polish is used
• c. Some cuticle solvent is left on the nail
• d. Brushes are clean and free from loose hairs

12. The movement of the hand is controlled by: View results

• a. Supinator
• b. Flexors
• c. Extensors
• d. All of the above

13. The biceps is muscle that covers the: View results

• a. Forearm
• b. Upper arm
• c. Hand
• d. Wrist

14. Powdered alum is styptic used to: View results

• a. Destroy bacteria
• b. Stop minor bleeding
• c. Sanitize implements
• d. Stop body odor

15. Polish remover may dry the cuticle if it is: View results

• a. Used undiluted
• b. Not washed off
• c. Mixed with liquid polish
• d. Applied with a brush

16. During the manicure, it would not be wise to: View results

• a. File deeply to free edge
• b. Remove old polish before filing
• c. Soak finger tips before using a pusher
• d. Use the cuticle nipper before cuticle pusher

17. If a slight cut occurs while giving a manicure, you should use: View results

• a. An astringent
• b. Styptic pencil
• c. Pumice stone
• d. Lysol

18. In manicuring, pumice powder may be used to: View results

• a. Remove nail polish
• b. Soften cuticle
• c. Soften nail
• d. Smooth ridges

19. Anabolism and catabolism are to phases of: View results

• a. Mitosis
• b. Reproduction
• c. Metabolism
• d. Amitosis

20. After the client is seated at the manicure table and their hands have been washed with soap and warm water, normally the next step will be: View results

• a. Applying cuticle solvent
• b. Applying hand lotion
• c. Removing the old polish
• d. Placing one hand in the nail bath