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Nail Technician Exam: Questions & Accurate Answers

Backfill Right Ans - a nail enhancement maintenance procedure that allows
for placement of the nail enhancement product (acrylic or gel) onto the new
growth of the natural nail plate.

Base coat Right Ans - this is a colorless coat that protects the nail plate
from being stained by the dye in nail polish while also providing a strong base
to which the nail polish can adhere.

Belly Right Ans - middle part of the brush.

Beau's lines Right Ans - ridges that run horizontally across a nail, normally
caused by injury or a major illness.

Blue nails Right Ans - discoloration, typically caused by poor circulation.

Bromhidrosis Right Ans - excessive odor that is usually caused by changes
in the apocrine sweat gland.

Bruised nails Right Ans - the visible result of blood trapped under the nail,
typically resulting from injury to the nail bed or some other portion of the
finger near the nail.

Acrylic nails Right Ans - nail enhancements in which acrylic is applied to
the top of nails.

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS Right Ans - a durable polymer used to
make nail tips.

Adhesive Right Ans - any chemical that enables two separate surfaces to
stick together.

Airbrushing Right Ans - used to create flat nail art in a variety of colors
with an airbrush.

Albinism Right Ans - partial or complete absence of pigment in hair, skin,
and eyes.

,Alternating current Right Ans - a fast oscillating electrical current that
moves first in one direction and then back in the opposite direction. It can
produce mechanical and thermal reactions.

Ampere (amp): Right Ans - measures electrical strength, letting you know
the number of electrons that are flowing along a conductor when in use.

Anhidrosis Right Ans - also known as hypohidrosis, this is a lack of
sweating that can be caused by a great number of stimuli, including (but not
limited to) neuropathic disorders, skin diseases, medications, or surgery.

Apocrine glands Right Ans - sweat glands that develop during puberty and
are primarily present in the armpit and groin areas.

Asteatosis Right Ans - a deficiency in sebum that results in dry, scaly skin
and can be caused by age, certain disorders, harsh cleaning agents, or
prolonged exposure to the cold.

Atopic dermatitis Right Ans - also known as eczema or atopic eczema, this
is an inflammation of the skin that causes painful itchiness, swollen skin, and
sometimes scaling. It can often reoccur, but it can also lie dormant for long
periods of time.

Autoclave Right Ans - a machine that steam cleans implements in order to
sterilize them.

Buffer bits Right Ans - electric file bits made of chamois, cotton, or soft
leather and used to impart a high shine on nails.

Bullae Right Ans - large blisters containing watery fluid.

Carbide Right Ans - a nail file bit made from metal.

Ceruminous glands Right Ans - glands found in the ear canal that produce
cerumen, or earwax.

Ciliary glands Right Ans - modified sudoriferous glands that empty out into
the eyelashes.

, Claw nails Right Ans - characterized by thickening or increased curvature
of the nails, typically age-related.

Color blocking Right Ans - achieved by polishing the entire nail with a base
color, and then adding blocks or stripes with another color.

Color fading Right Ans - nail art created using polish where one color fades
into another.

Crusts Right Ans - dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while one
is healing, sometimes accompanied by pus and/or sebum.

Curette Right Ans - a metal tool with a tiny scooped bowl on one or both
ends that is used to remove builtup dirt and film on the nail plate and along
the soft tissues of the nail bed.

Cuticle creams/oils Right Ans - used to soften and moisturize the cuticle.

Cuticle nipper Right Ans - the shape of this implement allows its edges to
slide across the top of the nail and cut away cuticle at the base of the nail.

Cuticle pusher Right Ans - a tool used to push the cuticle back.

Cuticle remover Right Ans - used to greatly soften the cuticle so that it may
be more easily removed.

Cuticle Right Ans - dead skin cells that have adhered to the nail plate, not to
be confused with the eponychium.

Cuticular system: Right Ans - the system of skin that overlaps the nail at its
base and around its lower edges; it is comprised of the cuticle, the
hyponychium, and the eponychium.

Cyanoacrylates Right Ans - a highly adhesive chemical that needs a catalyst
to become solid.

Cyanosis Right Ans - deoxygenated or otherwise defective hemoglobin in
blood vessels is a darker red than normal. This gives a blue pallor to fingers
and toes.

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