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Ony |
Medical term for nail |
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Etiology |
Study of cause of disease |
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Often called cuticle |
Eponychium |
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Condition where inflammation is at the base of the nail w/ pus |
Onychia |
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Other term for in grown toe nail |
Onychicryptosis |
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Point where nail enters the skin at the nail base is called |
Eponychium |
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Active tissue from which new nail cells are generated |
Nail Matrix |
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If finger nail was lost/ or lost of nail plate how long would it take to grow back |
3-6 months |
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Once destroyed the _________ will grow again |
Nail matrix |
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Adhesive coat for nail polish is |
Base coat |
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Pumice powder is commonly found in what |
Cuticle cream |
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Oil/ moisture under nail enhancement may cause |
Enhancement to lift or fall off |
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Largest bone in the arm is known as |
Humerous |
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Bone found in forearm on the same side as the thumb |
Radius |
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Bone found in forearm on the same side as the thumb |
Radius |
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Use what type of polish remover for artificial nails |
Non-acetone |
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When in use, manicuring/pedi tools should be kept where |
On a clean towel |
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Caused by HPV hard, thick warts |
Plantar warts |
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Caused by HPV hard, thick warts |
Plantar warts |
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Proper tool used to trim cuticles |
Nipper |
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Ideal nail shape |
Oval |
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Often called cuticle, it overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail |
Eponychium |
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Often called cuticle, it overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail |
Eponychium |
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Infection at the nail base, usually has pus, untreated could lose nail |
Onychia |
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Aero from nail root to the free edge no blood vessel/ nerve, no skin just nail |
Nail plate & Nail body |
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Aero from nail root to the free edge no blood vessel/ nerve, no skin just nail |
Nail plate & Nail body |
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Where the nail plate rest contains blood vessels & nerves |
Nail Bed |
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Nail enters skin- nail base called- |
Eponychium |
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Contains blood, lymph, & nerves new nail is made |
Nail matrix |
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Active tissue new nail cells are made |
Nail matrix |
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Active tissue new nail cells are made |
Nail matrix |
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If lost or destroyed how long would it take to grow back a toe nail |
9-18months |
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What will increase blood flow to the nail matrix & cause nail to grow faster |
Onychophagy |
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When pushing back the cuticle how should the tech hold the pusher? |
Angled with medium pressure |
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A semicircular fold of skin overlapping the nail plate on either side |
Nail wall |
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To remove your clients acrylic nails you should ? |
Use nippers to remove unwanted nails and then soak off remaining in acetone |
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These are tracks on both sides of the nail through which it moves as it grows |
Grooves/Tracks |
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This is the skin surrounding, touching, & overlapping the nail on 3 sides |
Perionychium |
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The field of medicine dealing specifically w/ feet related issues? |
Podiatry |
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The skin surrounds, touches, & overlaps the nail? |
Perionychium |
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This term is used to indicate inflammation of the skin surrounding the nail plate/body |
Peronychia |
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The carpus/wrist contains how many bones? |
8 |
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What is the primary purpose of the nail primer? |
To improve adhesion |
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One of the functions of the primer when applied during an artificial nail application? |
To approve adhesion |
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One of the functions of the primer when applied during an artificial nail application? |
To approve adhesion |
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What is the function of a dehydrator when applied during an artificial nail application? |
Absorb oil & moisture |
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Wavy nail ridges, often the result of an uneven growth due to injury, are known as? |
Currugations |
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Wavy nail ridges, often the result of an uneven growth due to injury, are known as? |
Currugations |
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Nail tech will shape/ file the nail prior to soaking in the bath because? |
Filing dry is easier/ file damp is difficult |
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Functions as a barrier to stop bacteria/ infection from getting to nail matrix? |
Eponychium |
