The Nail and Its Disorders

01 A skin or nail infection will show evidence of:
a. Bruising
b. Pus
c. Furrows
d. Discoloration

02 The condition in which a clot of blood forms under the nail plate due to injury to the nail bed is called:
a. Discolored nails
b. Inflammation
c. Infection
d. Bruised nails

03 Nails which are thin, white and curved over the free edge are called:
a. Healthy
b. Eggshell
c. Furrowed
d. Hangnails

04 Hangnails are caused by:
a. Dry cuticles
b. Nail biting
c. Polish
d. Buffing

05 The wasting away of the nail is called:
a. Onychauxis
b. Onychatrophia
c. Onychophagy
d. Onychocryptosis

06 The overgrowth of nails is:
a. Onychauxis
b. Onychatrophia
c. Onychocryptosis
d. Onychophagy

07 Nail disorders that you cannot treat and must refer client to a doctor include of the following EXCEPT:
a. Mold
b. Tinea unguium
c. Onychophagy
d. Pyogenic granuloma

08 A condition which can occur on the nails of the hands or feet is:
a. Paronychia
b. Onycholysis
c. Onychia
d. Onychoptosis

09 Paronychia around the entire nail is sometimes called:
a. Total infection
b. Paronychia totalis
c. Runaround
d. Onychoptosis

10 Onychia and paronychia are often caused by:
a. Fever
b. Infection
c. Unsanitary implements
d. Bruising