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| The surface of a healthy natural nail should be: | smooth and unspotted |
| Clients with skin or nails that are infected, inflamed, or swollen should be referred to a: | physician |
| A nail condition where blood clots form under the nail plate due to a small injury of the nail plate is: | bruised nail |
| Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by: | uneven growth and age |
| To provide a smooth appearance to a natural nail plate with ridges, after careful buffing, apply: | ridge filler |
| Nails with a noticeably thin, white nail plate that are more flexible than normal nails are: | eggshell nails |
| Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate that are the result of a major illness or injury are: | beau's lines |
| A condition that results from the living skin splitting around the nail is: | agnail |
| Redness, pain, and swelling are signs of a(n): | infection |
| Minor damage to the matrix that produces a whitish discoloration or white spots on the nails is: | leukonychia |
| A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation is: | melanonychia |
| Split of brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges and a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate is: | onychorrhexis |
| A highly curved nail plate often called "folded nail", caused by injury to the matrix or inherited, is a(n): | plicatured nail |
| An abnormal condition that occurs when skin is stretched by the nail plate and is a result of damage to the eponychium or hyponychium is: | nail pterygium |
| Parasites that under some conditions may cause infections to the feet and hands are: | fungi |
| In the early stages, a typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified as a: | yellow-green spot |
| Nail infections are caused by a large numbers of bacteria or: | fungal organisms |
| The naturally occurring skin bacterium that can grow out of control and cause nail infections, incorrectly referred to as mold, is: | pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Any deformity or disease of the nails in general is called: | onychosis |
| Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shredding of the natural nail plate is: | onychia |
| The lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding is a sign of: | onycholysis |
| Onychomadesis is the separation and falling off of a nail plate and can be traced to: | local infection |
| Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate is an indication of: | nail psoriasis |
| A severe inflammation in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate is a sign of: | pyogenic granuloma |
| Tinea pedis is the medical term used to describe: | athlete's foot |
