PA STATE BOARD NAIL TECH STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 FULL
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Spirilla.
Answer: spiral shaped bacteria
Cause syphilis or Lyme disease
⩥ Bacilli.
Answer: Rod shaped bacteria
Most common
Produce diseases such as lock jaw, typhoid fever, TB, diphtheria
⩥ Diplococci.
Answer: Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as
pneumonia.
⩥ Streptococci.
Answer: Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a
string of beads. They cause infections such as strep throat and blood
poisoning.
,⩥ Straphylococci.
Answer: pus forming bacteria that grows in clusters like a bunch of
grapes.
They cause abscesses, pustules, and boils
⩥ Cocci.
Answer: sphere shaped bacteria
⩥ Sterilizing.
Answer: The process that destroys all microbial life, including spores,
generally with the use of an autoclave.
Mostly used in medical sector not as much in beauty
⩥ Disinfecting.
Answer: a chemical process for use with nonporous items that uses
specific products to destroy harmful organisms including bacteria,
viruses and fungi (except bacterial spores) on implements and
environmental surfaces.
⩥ Sanitizing.
Answer: A chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing
germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level.
⩥ cleaning.
, Answer: A mechanical process using soap and water or detergent and
water to remove all visible dirt debris and many disease causing germs.
⩥ Areas Nail Techs are allowed to work?.
Answer: Elbow to finger tips and below knees to tip of toes
⩥ Mail pterygium.
Answer: Abnormal stretching of the epo or hyponychium around the nail
plate caused by serious injury or allergies.
Looks like two nails
⩥ Nail psoriasis.
Answer: Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
⩥ Melanonychia.
Answer: Darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black
band within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge.
⩥ Nail bed.
Answer: Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows
toward the free edge.
⩥ Water content of the nail.
GUIDE PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 FULL
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Spirilla.
Answer: spiral shaped bacteria
Cause syphilis or Lyme disease
⩥ Bacilli.
Answer: Rod shaped bacteria
Most common
Produce diseases such as lock jaw, typhoid fever, TB, diphtheria
⩥ Diplococci.
Answer: Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as
pneumonia.
⩥ Streptococci.
Answer: Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a
string of beads. They cause infections such as strep throat and blood
poisoning.
,⩥ Straphylococci.
Answer: pus forming bacteria that grows in clusters like a bunch of
grapes.
They cause abscesses, pustules, and boils
⩥ Cocci.
Answer: sphere shaped bacteria
⩥ Sterilizing.
Answer: The process that destroys all microbial life, including spores,
generally with the use of an autoclave.
Mostly used in medical sector not as much in beauty
⩥ Disinfecting.
Answer: a chemical process for use with nonporous items that uses
specific products to destroy harmful organisms including bacteria,
viruses and fungi (except bacterial spores) on implements and
environmental surfaces.
⩥ Sanitizing.
Answer: A chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing
germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level.
⩥ cleaning.
, Answer: A mechanical process using soap and water or detergent and
water to remove all visible dirt debris and many disease causing germs.
⩥ Areas Nail Techs are allowed to work?.
Answer: Elbow to finger tips and below knees to tip of toes
⩥ Mail pterygium.
Answer: Abnormal stretching of the epo or hyponychium around the nail
plate caused by serious injury or allergies.
Looks like two nails
⩥ Nail psoriasis.
Answer: Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
⩥ Melanonychia.
Answer: Darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black
band within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge.
⩥ Nail bed.
Answer: Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows
toward the free edge.
⩥ Water content of the nail.
