Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Egyptian ____ painted their nails with henna.
a. | men of high social rank | c. | men and women of high social
rank | b. | women of low social rank | d. | priests |
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Which of the following choices____ is/are not part of the integumentary
system?
a. | Skin | c. | Bones | b. | Nails | d. | Blood |
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The nail plate is the ____ portion of the nail.
a. | bottom-most | c. | hidden | b. | smallest | d. | most visible and
functional |
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The living skin ____ is called the eponychium.
a. | at the base of the nail plate | c. | of the cuticle | b. | along the free
edge | d. | under the
matrix |
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The average rate of growth in the normal ____ is about 
inch per month. a. | adult | c. | baby | b. | child | d. | None of the answers are
correct. |
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The nail on the middle finger grows ____.
a. | sideways | b. | the slowest | c. | most
quickly | d. | faster than the pinky but slower than the thumb |
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Replacement of a nail takes ____.
a. | one to two weeks | c. | four to six months | b. | four to six weeks | d. | seven to nine
months |
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Discolored nails are ____.
a. | caused by a parasite | c. | transparent | b. | ingrown | d. | a variety of
colors |
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Pincer or trumpet nail are nails plates that have a deep or sharp curvature at
the free edge caused by ____.
a. | the curvature of the matrix | c. | malnutrition | b. | an injury to the
free edge | d. | an injury to the
nail grooves |
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Nail psoriasis can also cause the surface of the plate to ____.
a. | become red | b. | look like it had been filed with the coarse
abrasive | c. | invade the free edge and spread toward the root | d. | become
grooved |
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Pyogenic granuloma is a lump of ____ growing up from the nail bed to the nail
plate.
a. | pus | c. | red tissue | b. | white tissue | d. | lymph fluid |
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Using higher than a 40- to 60-watt bulb will ____ during a manicure or
sculptured nail procedure.
a. | hurt the client’s eyes | c. | interfere with the
manicurist’s vision | b. | be too warm | d. | None of the answers are
correct. |
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A finger bowl is made of ____ and is used for soaking the client’s fingers
in warm water and antibacterial soap.
a. | plastic | c. | glass | b. | china | d. | All answers are
correct. |
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A wooden pusher implement can be used to loosen the ____ around the base of the
nail.
a. | grooves | c. | free edge | b. | cuticle | d. | matrix |
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Fresh, sanitized terry towels are used to cover the client’s cushion and
the ____.
a. | client’s hands | c. | client’s lap | b. | barber’s hands | d. | None of the answers are
correct. |
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Dry nail polish is a nail cosmetic used with a buffer to ____ the nail.
a. | color | c. | roughen | b. | whiten | d. | add shine to |
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The polish application in which a ____-inch margin is left on each side of the
nail plate is called slim-line.
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Wipe the table with disinfectant as ____ in setting up a manicure table.
a. | the last step | c. | needed | b. | the first step | d. | the
second-to-last |
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The square nail shape is ____.
a. | one with rounded corners | b. | slightly tapered | c. | a combination of
diamond and oval shapes | d. | completely straight across with no rounding at
the edges |
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When shaping the nail with an emery board or nail file, file the nail from
corner to center to ____.
a. | achieve the best shape | c. | avoid splitting the nails | b. | be most
efficient | d. | make the client
most comfortable |
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