Manicuring, Pedicuring and Advanced Nail Techniques Review key
1. Artificial nails should have this type of nail polish remover used on them: nonacetone
2. Cuticle oil is used to: soften the cuticle
3. The procedure for filing the toenails is: straight across
4. Stains from under the nail may be removed with: nail bleach
5. What is the purpose of the orangewood stick ?used to loosen and push back cuticle
6. The free edge is shaped by which side of the emery board? The coarse sid
7. How often should manicuring implements be sanitized? After each use
8. Top coat is used to: minimize chipping or cracking of polish
9. Define pedicuring: care of feet, legs and toenails
10. This instrument is used to trim the cuticle: nippers
11. What can be use to stop bleeding from a small cut in manicuring: styptic powder
12. Explain the proper procedure for filing fingernails: from the outside corner to the center in a
single motion with no sawing
13. Do not work on fingernails if the surrounding skin is: inflamed or infected
14. Sculptured nails are also called: acrylic nails
15. Manicure implements should be first rinsed with cool water before: washing with soap and warm
water
16. Describe nail tips: preformed artificial nails
17. What is position stop: the point at which the nail plate meets the tip before the nail is glued
down
18. What fraction of the nail should nail tips cover? Never more than half
19. What is the most effective method for applying a nail tip? Stop rock and hold
20. Describe nail wrapping: corrective treatment that forms a protective coating for damaged or
fragile nails
21. This wrap has a thin synthetic mesh with a loose weave: linen
22. This wrap requires a colored polish to cover the completed wrap: linen
23. Describe the silk wrap: gives a smooth even appearance to the nail
24. Acrylic nails are created by: combining a liquid acrylic with a powdered product
25. What is a monomer: substance made up of many small molecules not attached to one another
26. What is a polymer: substance formed by combining many small molecules
27.Describe curing: hardening process in applying acrylic nails
28. What happens when a catalyst comes in contact with the monomer? Causes heat
29. What is the purpose of the primer: improves adhesion or attachment and prepares the surface of
the natural nail for bonding
30. What are acrylic overlays? Uses acrylic material applied over natural nail
31. Describe gel nails: strong durable nails brushed onto the nail plate
32. What are no-light gels: product is sprayed on or brushed onto nail plate with an activator that
hardens nails
33. These nails must be buffed off layer by layer and will not soak off with acetone: UV gel nails
34. What is the procedure for dipped nails? Nails are dipped into an acrylic powder
35. Technical term for the nail: onyx
36. Name the six basic parts of the nail unit: nail bed, matrix bed, nail plate, cuticle system,
specialized ligaments, nail folds
37. Average nail growth of fingernails in normal adults; one eight inch per month
38. What is the mantle? Deep fold of skin which nail root is embeded
39. Define free edge: end porition of nail plate that reaches over the fingertip
40. What is eponychium: extension of cuticle at the base of the nail body that partly overlays the
lunula
41. How long will it normally take to replace a nail that has been lost through injury? Four to six
months
42. What is pteygium? Forward growth of the cuticle that adheres to the base of the nail
43. What is the technical term for any nail disease? onychosis
44. What can causes hangnails? Cuticle dryness, cutting too much of the cuticle
45. What is tinea pedis? Athletes foot