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62 Cards in this Set
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Natural Nail |
onyx hard protective plate composed mainly of keratin |
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Nail Plate |
hardened keratin plate sits on and covers the nail bed |
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Free edge |
part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe |
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nail bed |
portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge |
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Bed Epithelium |
help guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows |
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Matrix |
area where the nail plate cells are formed |
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lunula |
visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin |
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nail cuticle |
dead, color less tissue attached to the natural nail plate |
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Eponychium |
living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area |
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Hyponychium |
slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate |
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ligament |
tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place |
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nail folds |
folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate |
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nail grooves |
slits or furrows on the side wall |
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side wall |
lateral nail fold, fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail |
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Normal Nail Growth |
grow forward from the matrix determine the thickness, width and curvature of the natural nail plate |
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Average rate of nail growth |
1/10 inch per month |
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Nail growth is fastest |
middle finger |
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Nail growth is slowest |
thumb |
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Nail Disorder |
condition caused by injury or disease of the nail unit |
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Bruised nails |
condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate causing a dark purplish spot |
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Eggshell Nails |
thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal |
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Beau's lines |
visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate |
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Hangnail |
agnail, condition in which the living skin around the nail plate spits and tears |
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Leukonychia Spots |
whitish discoloration of the nail caused by minor injury to the nail matrix |
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Melanonychia |
darkening of the fingernails or toes |
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Discolored nails |
nails that run variety of colors (indicating surface stain, systemic disorder, poor blood circulation) |
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Onychophagy |
bitten nails result of a habit of chewing the nail or the hardened, damaged skin surrounding the nail plate |
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Onychorrhexis |
split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate |
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Plicatured Nail |
folded nail, type of highly curved nail plate usually caused by injury to the matrix |
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Nail Pterygium |
abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate |
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Ridges |
vertical lines running down the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails (result of aging) |
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Splinter Hemorrhages |
caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow |
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Pincer Nail |
trumpet nails free edge pinches the sidewalls into a deep curvuture |
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Pseuodomonas Aeruginosa |
common bacteria that cause a nail infection |
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Onychosis |
disease of the natural nail |
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Onychia |
inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail plate |
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Onychocryptosis |
ingrown nails |
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onycholysis |
lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding |
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Onychomadesis |
separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed |
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Nail Psoriasis |
noninfectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate causing any tiny pits or severe toughness on the surface of the nail plate |
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Paronychia |
bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail |
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Pyogenic Granuloma |
severe inflammation of the nail in which lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate |
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Tinea Pedis |
ringworm of the feet |
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Onychomycosis |
fungal infection of the natural nail plate |
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Manicure |
foundation of all nail technology services |
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essential oils |
extracted using various forms of distillation from seeds, bark, roots, leaves, wood, and/or resin of plants |
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square nail |
completely straight across the free edge with no rounding of edges |
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squoval nails |
square free edge that is rounded off at the corner edges |
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round nails |
slightly tapered and extend past the fingertip |
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oval nail |
attractive on most women's hands |
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Pointed nails |
suited to thin hands with long fingers and narrow nail beds |
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Pedicure |
cosmetic service performed on the feet by a licensed cosmetologist or nail technician |
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Series |
more than one appointment |
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reduction |
situation that may require a series of appointment |
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spa pedicure |
use of mask on foot and/or leg |
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massage used most |
effleurage |
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reflexology |
method of applying pressure with thumb and index fingers to the hands and feet |
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implements |
tools used to perform your services and are reusable or disposable |
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metal pusher |
gently scrape cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate |
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Pedircure station |
comfortable chairs with armrest and footrest for client and ergonomic chair for the cosmetologist |
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curette |
small scoop-shaped implement used for more efficient removal of debris from the nail folds, eponychium, and hyponychium areas |
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Nail rasp |
metal implement with a grooved edge used for filling and smoothing the edges of the nail plate |