PSI Manicurist Study Guide Exam
Questions with Answers
The most visible part of the nail is - -Nail plate
- Nail Bed - -- Is the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate.
- has blood vessel and many nerves
- What rests on the nail bed? - -Nail plate
- The visible part of the matrix is - -Lunula
- The natural nail is composed of mainly - -Keratin
- The skin under the free edge is called - -Hyponychium
- The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is the:
- -Eponychium
- Nail Folds - -- skin folds that overlap border of nail
- tissue that encloses the nail matrix at the root of the nail
- It attaches the nail to the rest of the skin through the protective cuticle
- Basic Nail Shapes - -- Squoval: square shaped with rounded edgers
- Square Nails: square shaped straight across, no rounding edges
- Rounded: tapered and extended past the fingertip
- Oval: ideal shape for most women and safe (businesswomen,
teachers,...etc)
- Pointed: suited for thin hands, long fingers, narrow nail bed. This nail shape
is weaker, break more easily and hard to maintain
- What do you use to remove tweezers from disinfectant solution? - -Tongs,
gloves or draining basket
- Nippers - -- Instrument used for manicures and pedicures to trim dead skin
around the nail.
, - never used to cut live, rip, or tear live tissues because it protects nail from
infection
- avoid using on diabetic clients due to high risk of infection
- Tapotement Movement - -lightly tap over the entire foot to complete
massage
- Signs of a healthy nail - -- white, translucent in appearance with a pinkish
color of the nail bed showing through
- smooth and absorbs water
- Solon Pedicure Logbook - -- kept for 2 months/60 days
- required by TDLR ( Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations
- Changing ownership - -- owner continue to operate as usual
- new owner has to inform TDLR for 30 days
- Psoriasis - -chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with
silvery scales
- Dirty nail clippers immerse in disinfectant solution will cause? - -solution
will be contaminated or get cloudy
- Replacement of natural nail take how long - -4 to 6 months
- Replacement of toe nail take how long - -9 to 12 months
- Average nail growth in a normal adult is - -1/10 inches per month
- Nails grow faster in - -the summer than the winter
- Whos nails grow faster - -children than elderly
- Which nail grows fastest/slowest - -middle finger grows the fastest and
thumb nail grows the slowest
- Epidermis - -outer most and thinnest layer of the skin
- Melani - -dark skin pigment that help protect from UV light/lamps
- Dermis - -- deepest layer of the skin
Questions with Answers
The most visible part of the nail is - -Nail plate
- Nail Bed - -- Is the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate.
- has blood vessel and many nerves
- What rests on the nail bed? - -Nail plate
- The visible part of the matrix is - -Lunula
- The natural nail is composed of mainly - -Keratin
- The skin under the free edge is called - -Hyponychium
- The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area is the:
- -Eponychium
- Nail Folds - -- skin folds that overlap border of nail
- tissue that encloses the nail matrix at the root of the nail
- It attaches the nail to the rest of the skin through the protective cuticle
- Basic Nail Shapes - -- Squoval: square shaped with rounded edgers
- Square Nails: square shaped straight across, no rounding edges
- Rounded: tapered and extended past the fingertip
- Oval: ideal shape for most women and safe (businesswomen,
teachers,...etc)
- Pointed: suited for thin hands, long fingers, narrow nail bed. This nail shape
is weaker, break more easily and hard to maintain
- What do you use to remove tweezers from disinfectant solution? - -Tongs,
gloves or draining basket
- Nippers - -- Instrument used for manicures and pedicures to trim dead skin
around the nail.
, - never used to cut live, rip, or tear live tissues because it protects nail from
infection
- avoid using on diabetic clients due to high risk of infection
- Tapotement Movement - -lightly tap over the entire foot to complete
massage
- Signs of a healthy nail - -- white, translucent in appearance with a pinkish
color of the nail bed showing through
- smooth and absorbs water
- Solon Pedicure Logbook - -- kept for 2 months/60 days
- required by TDLR ( Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations
- Changing ownership - -- owner continue to operate as usual
- new owner has to inform TDLR for 30 days
- Psoriasis - -chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with
silvery scales
- Dirty nail clippers immerse in disinfectant solution will cause? - -solution
will be contaminated or get cloudy
- Replacement of natural nail take how long - -4 to 6 months
- Replacement of toe nail take how long - -9 to 12 months
- Average nail growth in a normal adult is - -1/10 inches per month
- Nails grow faster in - -the summer than the winter
- Whos nails grow faster - -children than elderly
- Which nail grows fastest/slowest - -middle finger grows the fastest and
thumb nail grows the slowest
- Epidermis - -outer most and thinnest layer of the skin
- Melani - -dark skin pigment that help protect from UV light/lamps
- Dermis - -- deepest layer of the skin
