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Milady Chapter 8 Assessment/ Nail Structure & Growth

Quiz by Rhonda McCarthy

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  • Q1

    The fingernails and toenails are part of which body system?

    reproductive

    respiratory

    digestive

    integumentary

    300s
  • Q2

    Which of the following is technically referred to as the onyx?

    the natural nail

    the eponychium

    the bed epithelium 

    the matrix

    300s
  • Q3

    The natural nail is primarily composed of epithelial cells.

    false
    true
    True or False
    300s
  • Q4

    The nail plate is relatively ____________ to water, allowing it to pass much more easily than it will pass through normal skin of equal thickness. 

    porous

    opposed

    absorbent

    resistant

    300s
  • Q5

    The lower the water content in the nail, the more ___________ the nail becomes.

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    300s
  • Q6

    The portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge is called the bed epithelium.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q7

    Where are the nail plate cells formed?

    the bone marrow

    the bed epithelium 

    the ligaments

    the matrix

    30s
  • Q8

    The matrix area contains nerves, lymph, and __________ to nourish the matrix cells.

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    30s
  • Q9

    The most visible and functional part of the nail unit is: 

    the nail plate

    the matrix

    the cuticle

    the proximal nail fold

    30s
  • Q10

    The cuticle is the dead colorful tissue attached to the nail plate.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q11

    Each of these parts are the nail unit listed on the left are located in the place on the right.

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    Linking
    30s
  • Q12

    Nail technicians are allowed to gently push back the eponychium but are prohibited from cutting or trimming any part of the eponychium  because it is:

    living skin

    critical to nail health

    necessary for nail shape

    a vital part of the nail unit

    30s
  • Q13

    In this image, the pink arrows point to the "sidewalls" of the natural nail unit. What is another name for this part?

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    30s
  • Q14

    The length, width, and curvature of the matrix determines:

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    30s
  • Q15

    Nails grow slowest in the Fall.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s

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