Nail Technician: Questions & Precise Solutions (A+)
Onychosis Right Ans - Any deformity or disease of the natural nail.
Onychorrhexis Right Ans - Split or brittle nails
Onychophagy Right Ans - Bitten nails
onychomycosis Right Ans - fungal infection of the nail
Onychomadesis Right Ans - The separation and falling off of a nail plate
from the nail bed; affects fingernails and toenails.
Onycholysis Right Ans - separation of the nail plate from the nail bed
onychocryptosis Right Ans - ingrown nail
onychia Right Ans - Inflammation of the nail matrix by shedding of the nail
Melanoychia Right Ans - 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.
Leukonychia Right Ans - White spots on the nail
Infected finger Right Ans - Redness, pain, swelling, or pus; refer to
physician
Discolored nails Right Ans - Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate
surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation.
Bruised nails Right Ans - a condition in which a blood clot forms under the
nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot.
Beau's lines Right Ans - Visible depressions running across the width of the
natural nail plate
, Acrylates Right Ans - Specialized acrylic monomers that have good
adhesion to natural nail plate and polymerization *makes UV gel"
Adhesion Right Ans - 2 surfaces sticking together caused by chemical
reaction
catalyst Right Ans - Speeds up chemical reaction
Adhesive Right Ans - Chemical agent, causing two surfaces to stick together
corrosive Right Ans - Substance capable of damaging, skin, eyes, and other
soft tissue on contact
Cross linker Right Ans - Monomer joins together, different polymer chains
Cyanoacrylates Right Ans - Specialized acrylic monomer that has excellent
adhesion to natural nail plate, and polymerize
*makes up wraps and nail adhesive*
evaporates Right Ans - Change from liquid to vapor
Fumes Right Ans - Blend of soot-like particles mixed with vapors.
Gas Right Ans - A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
**gases are not formed by evaporation
Methacrylates Right Ans - Acrylic monomer has very good adhesion to the
natural nail plate and polymerize *makes up liquid/ powder
Methacryl methacrylate monomer MMA Right Ans - Banned in the USA
*medical use only
Monomer Right Ans - Molecule can polymerized to form a long polymer
chain
nail primer Right Ans - Improves adhesion
Oligomer Right Ans - Short chain of monomers, that is not long enough to
be considered a polymer
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