1. The disease AIDS (Acquired Immune. Deficiency Syndrome) is caused:
a. Spirilla
b. Virus
c. Saprophyte
d. Spore - correct answer b. Virus
2. T... [Show More] he nails turn black and when advanced nail mold.
a. Split
b. Smell bad
c. Soften
d. Harden - correct answer b. Smell bad
3. The time to set up your station and sanitized your instruments is when clients are:
a. Go home
b. Waiting
c. Drinking coffee
d. Not yet present - correct answer d. Not yet present
4. The brush used to apply sculpture nail is made of:
a. Feather
b. Sable
c. Plastic
d. Fiberglass - correct answer b. Sable
5. Which of the following is prohibited for use in a manicure:
a. Antiseptic lotion
b. Germicidal solution
c. Powder alum
d. Lump alum - correct answer d. Lump alum
6. A manicurist license permit them to do all except:
a. Manicure in full salon services.
b. Manicure in nails salon only
c. Manicure in the barbershop
d. Remove eyebrow with wax - correct answer d. Remove eyebrow with wax
7. The transfer of the HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus) is through:
a. Sneezing
b. Common cold
c. Touching
d. Bodily fluids - correct answer d. Bodily fluids
8. Nail Fungus usually appears as a discoloration on the nail that spread toward the:
a. Cuticle
b. Tip
c. Nail bed
d. Center - correct answer a. Cuticle
9. Early stage bacterial infection can be identified as a spot which is colored:
a. Black
b. Blue
c. Yellow - green
d. Purple - correct answer c. Yellow - green
10. Clients with fungus or bacterial infection should be treated by a:
a. Manicurist
b. Optometrist
c. Cosmetologist
d. Physician - correct answer d. Physician
11. The transfer of infected fluids between technician and clients is accomplished through:
a. Drinking glasses
b. Open wounds
c. Coughing
d. Brushes - correct answer b. Open wounds
12. The ability of the body to resist disease is called:
a. Rickettsia
b. Infection
c. Organisms
d. Immunity - correct answer d. Immunity
13. Bacteria and germs multiply rapidly on:
a. Nail files
b. Cuticle nippers
c. Towels
d. All a, b &c - correct answer d. All a, b &c
14. The removal of artificial nails from a client with nail fungus or bacterial infection should be accomplished wearing:
a. Gown
b. Gloves
c. Mask
d. Goggles (safety glasses) - correct answer b. Gloves
15. The nail technician with a contagious common illness should:
a. Stay home
b. Work quickly
c. Drink juice
d. Take a nap - correct answer a. Stay home
16. Persons liable for implementing and maintaining sanitary rules in a salon are:
a. The holders of the establishments license
b. The operator in charge of business
c. The manicurist
d. All of the above - correct answer d. All of the above
17. The rule and regulations of the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology:
a. Do not list minimum number and kinds of sanitary equipment
b. Do not cover the sanitary equipment
c. List minimum number and kinds of sanitary equipment
d. List minimum number of equipment - correct answer c. List minimum number and kinds of sanitary equipment
18. Objects dropped on the floor should be picked up and:
a. Washed and disinfected before reusing
b. Wiped with a towel
c. Wiped with a clean paper
d. Sanitized with a clean towels - correct answer a. Washed and disinfected before reusing
19. A permissible styptic is:
a. Styptic pencil
b. Lump alum
c. Boric acid crystals
d. Alum powder - correct answer d. Alum powder
20. Storage place for clean implements may not be:
a. Plastic closed container
b. Your kit
c. Closed cabinet
d. Dry sterilizer - correct answer b. Your kit
21. Eldena is performing a pedicure on a client, how should she file the toenails?
a. Pointed
b. Oval
c. Round
d. Straight across - correct answer d. Straight across
22. While cutting excessive cuticle around the nail, Annie accidentally cuts the client's skin so that it bleeds. What should Annie use to stop this bleeding?
a. Alum powder
b. Alcohol
c. Acetone
d. Polish remover - correct answer a. Alum powder
23. Which of the following can Gwendolyn use to sanitize her manicuring Implements?
a. Disinfectant solution
b. Antiseptic
c. Formaldehyde basic
d. Non-acetone - correct answer a. Disinfectant solution
24. Katherine's nail salon offers nail acrylic that uses a portable device with a small motor. What type of device is it?
a. Oil
b. Booth
c. Electric file
d. Airbrush machine - correct answer c. Electric file
25. Lucy is just beginning a basic manicure. What is the proper procedural order that he is to follow?
1. Shape nail
2.Polish the nail
3. Remove old polish
4. Loosen cuticle, trim cuticle
5. Soak in finger bowl
6. Brush the surface nail
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
b. 5, 3, 1, 2, 4, 6
c. 3, 1, 5, 4, 6, 2
d. 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3 - correct answer c. 3, 1, 5, 4, 6, 2
26. The thin line of skin at the base of the nail that extends from the skin at the nail wall is the:
a. Eponychium
b. Hyponychium
c. Free edge
d. Nail groove - correct answer a. Eponychium
27. The type of bacteria that does not produce disease and is often beneficial is:
a. Spirilla
b. Bacilla
c. Pathogenic
d. Non - pathogenic - correct answer d. Non - pathogenic
28. Parker is receiving a pedicure. His toenails should be shaped:
a. Straight cross and slight at corners
b. Into a curved shape
c. Center to corner
d. Into a pointed shape - correct answer a. Straight cross and slight at corners
29. On a nail tip, the point where the tip meets the nail plate before it is glued to the nail is called the:
a. Buffer block
b. Position stop
c. Half well
d. Full well - correct answer b. Position stop
30. Another name for a kneading massage movement is:
a. Effleurage
b. Friction
c. Tapotement
d. Petrissage - correct answer d. Petrissage
31. Jessica has nail wraps on her nails that are opaque & need colored polish on them. This type is:
a. Linen
b. Fiberglass
c. Silk
d. None of the above - correct answer a. Linen
32. Polish will not stain the nails if the nail technician applies:
a. A top coat
b. Less than two coats of color polish
c. Non-acetone polish remover
d. A base coat - correct answer d. A base coat
33. Pat is studying myology, which is the study of:
a. Nerves
b. Bones
c. Skin
d. Muscles - correct answer d. Muscles
34. The two layers of skin are:
a. Papillary and dermis
b. Papillary and stratum corneum
c. Dermis and epidermis
d. Epidermis and stratum corneum - correct answer c. Dermis and epidermis
35. Foot files are used to remove:
a. Warts
b. Hangnails
c. Callus growths
d. Fungus - correct answer c. Callus growths
36. Annie uses odorless acrylic nails. A difference between odorless and traditional acrylics is that odorless nails:
a. Dry faster than traditional acrylics
b. Can be mixed with any traditional acrylic
c. Have no residue when they dry
d. Are self-leveling - correct answer d. Are self-leveling
37. Gwendolyn, a salon owner, is adding the money she has spent on equipment, supplies, and uniforms. She is totaling her.
a. Profit and loss comparisons
b. Income
c. Expenses
d. Net worth - correct answer c. Expenses
38. During a pedicure procedure, the feet are soaked:
a. After the nails are shaped
b. At the beginning of the pedicure service
c. After the feet are massaged
d. Immediately before the top coat is applied - correct answer b. At the beginning of the pedicure service
39. An example of a vegetable parasite is:
a. Pediculosis
b. Ringworm
c. Scabies
d. Lice - correct answer b. Ringworm
40. David's nail salon has installed new ventilation. This ventilation is important for manicurists and customers because nail products:
a. Are flammable
b. Only come in aerosol sprays
c. Can cause viral infections
d. Enter the body through inhalation - correct answer d. Enter the body through inhalation
41. Jess's acrylics nails are curing. This means that they are
a. Softening
b. Weakening
c. Hardening
d. Shrinking - correct answer c. Hardening
42. The hairlike projections by which bacteria move are called
a. Mitosis
b. Cocci
c. Staphylococci
d. Flagella - correct answer d. Flagella
43. Annie has white spots on her little finger. Annie's condition is called:
a. Onychauxis
b. Leukonychia
c. Onychorrhexis
d. Agnails - correct answer b. Leukonychia
44. David's feet have ringworm. It is called:
a. Nail mold
b. Onychia
c. Tinea pedis
d. Onychogryphosis - correct answer c. Tinea pedis
45. Helen has bitten, deformed nail is called:
a. Onychophagy
b. Nail mold
c. Leukonychia
d. Paronychia - correct answer a. Onychophagy
46. The nail service where acrylic is added to Cindy's new growth area is Called
a. Lifting
b. Rebalancing
c. Crack repair
d. Acrylic beads - correct answer b. Rebalancing
47. Nails of adults grow at an average of:
a. 1/8 of an inch per week
b. 1/8 of an inch per month
c. 1/20 of an inch per week
d. 1/16 of an inch per month - correct answer b. 1/8 of an inch per month
48. In the matrix blood vessels and ........ can be found?
a. Lunula
b. Nerves
c. Hyponychium
d. Cartilage - correct answer b. Nerves
49. An infected nail should be treated by a:
a. Nail technician
b. Physician
c. Pharmacist
d. Cosmetologist - correct answer b. Physician
50. In most states, instruments sanitized with hospital-grade disinfectant should be immersed in germicidal solution for minutes:
a. 8
b. 10
c. 20
d. 30 - correct answer c. 20
51. The purpose of buffing the nail before applying an acrylic nail is to:
a. Remove natural oil
b. Add color to the nail
c. Remove acrylic residue
d. Add gloss to the nail - correct answer a. Remove natural oil
52. Hangnails are treated by softening the cuticle with:
a. Hot oil manicure
b. Polish remover
c. Pumice powder
d. Alum solution - correct answer a. Hot oil manicure
53. The digital bones of the fingers are called:
a. Metatarsi
b. Metacarpi
c. Phalanges
d. Clavicles - correct answer c. Phalanges
54. The nevus on Vern's nail was probably caused by:
a. High blood pressure
b. A pigmented mole that occurs in the nail
c. Poor blood circulation
d. The natural immune system - correct answer b. A pigmented mole that occurs in the nail
55. Kathy's local beauty supply distributor has given her a Material Safety Data Sheet for the product she uses. This sheet provides information for the products:
a. Instructions on how to apply the product
b. Chemistry, hazards, & handling procedure
c. Required sanitation policies and procedure
d. Percentage of allergic reactions to it - correct answer b. Chemistry, hazards, & handling procedure
56. Gwendolyn has a light-cured gel system in her salon. Two light sources for these gels are:
a. Ultraviolet and halogen
b. Ultraviolet and infrared
c. Infrared and halogen
d. Infrared - correct answer a. Ultraviolet and halogen
57. The technical term for the nail is:
a. Hyponychium
b. Onyx
c. Matrix
d. Cura - correct answer b. Onyx
58. Kristy's nails will grow faster
a. In the winter
b. In the autumn
c. In the summer
d. On her feet - correct answer c. In the summer
59. All of the following statements are true concerning AIDS except that it:
a. Attacks the body's immune system
b. Is caused by a Virus
c. Lies dormant for many years
d. Is caused by bacteria - correct answer d. Is caused by bacteria
60. Cindy is explaining to Cheryl that a particular hand lotion will meet all of Cheryl's needs for her dry hands. Cindy, the nail technician is discussing the hand lotion's:
a. Disadvantages
b. Benefits
c. Wrap-ups
d. Feature - correct answer b. Benefits
61. The part of Peggy's nail plate that extends over her fingertips is called the
a. Free edge
b. Matrix
c. Hyponychium
d. Nail bed - correct answer a. Free edge
62. The ulna is the large bone of the forearm, attached to the wrist and located on the side of the:
a. Thumb
b. Hand
c. Upper arm
d. Little finger - correct answer d. Little finger
63. Before using any manicuring implement, Sandy should
a. Wipe it with tissue
b. Wipe it with a towel
c. Disinfect it
d. Wash it with soap and hot water - correct answer c. Disinfect it
64. Helen is performing a manicure using hot by electric heater. This type of manicure is hot oil manicure, which performing is:
a. Plain water
b. French
c. Reconditioning
d. Electric - correct answer c. Reconditioning
65. When moisture is trapped between unsanitized natural nail and artificial nail. It can turn from yellow to black. This is known as:
a. Nail mold
b. Carcinogenic
c. Tinea pedis
d. Onychophagy - correct answer a. Nail mold
66. If nails have molds and fungus, the nail technician should:
a. Work on nails after washing them with an antibacterial soap.
b. Soak her nails in alcohol for 20 minutes
c. First soak her nails in acetone for 20 minutes
d. Not work on these nails - correct answer d. Not work on these nails
67. Parker's wrist bone is called:
a. Carpus
b. Metacarpus
c. Digit
d. Radius - correct answer a. Carpus
68. Poor- fitting shoes may cause
a. Pterygium
b. Onychophagy
c. Ingrown nails
d. Brittle nails - correct answer c. Ingrown nails
69. For light-cured gel and no-light gel, after apply antiseptic to nails then pushing back the cuticles, what is the next step?
a. Apply gel on each nail then cure gel
b. Apply each tip then cure gel
c. Apply all forms then gel
d . Buff natural nails to remove shine - correct answer d . Buff natural nails to remove shine
70. The type of polish remover to use on clients who have artificial nails is
a. Aceton
b. Non- acetone
c. Alcohol
d. Hydrogen peroxide - correct answer b. Non- acetone
71. Sanding bands (paper files) and buffing bits should be disposed of between clients. How do you disinfect for other bits of electric file?
a. The same procedure as nail implements
b. Wipes with 70% alcohol
c. Soaking in antiseptic solution
d. Soaking in 6% hydrogen peroxide - correct answer a. The same procedure as nail implements
72. While performing a pedicure, what should Anita use to separate her client's toes:
a. Paper towels
b. Her fingers
c. Toe separators
d. The orangewood stick - correct answer c. Toe separators
73. When using Quaternary ammonium compounds, one important step is to:
a. Measure it carefully
b. Change it after each use
c. Change it daily
d. Dilute it to an antiseptic strength - correct answer a. Measure it carefully
74. The nail technician should file Tim's fingernails
a. From center to each corner
b. From each corner to the center
c. Straight across
d. Back and forth - correct answer b. From each corner to the center
75. Victoria uses quats solution to disinfect her implements. Another complete name for quats is
a. Sodium hypochlorite compounds
b. Formaldehyde
c. Quaternary ammonium compounds
d. Ethyl alcohol - correct answer c. Quaternary ammonium compounds
76. Tammy is applying a form of nail art that uses very fragile leafing. This type of nail art is:
a. Gems
b. Striping tape
c. Foil
d. Air- brushing - correct answer c. Foil
77. Tinea pedis is another name for:
a. Hangnails
b. Ingrown nails
c. Athlete's foot
d. Brittle nails - correct answer c. Athlete's foot
78. The ulnar nerve supplies the
a. Thumb side of the arm
b. Little finger side of the arm [Show Less]
