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Name the Disorder:

Visible depression running across the width of the natural nail plate; usually a result of major illness or injury that has traumatized the body.
Answer: BEAU'S LINES

Visible depression running across the width of the natural nail plate; usually a result of major illness or injury that has traumatized the body.
Name the disorder:

Dark purplish spots usually due to physical injury.
Answer: BRUISED NAILS

Dark purplish spots usually due to physical injury.
Name the disorder:

Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation.
Answer: DISCOLORED NAILS

Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation.
Name the disorder:

Noticeably thin, white plate, more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge; usually caused by improper diet, hereditary factors, internal disease or medication.
Answer: EGGSHELL NAILS

Noticeably thin, white plate, more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge; usually caused by improper diet, hereditary factors, internal disease or medication.
Name the disorder:

Living skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn.
Answer: HANGNAIL, AGNAIL

Living skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn.
Name the disorder:

Also known as white spots; whitish discolorations of the nail; usually caused by minor injury to the nail matrix; not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies.
Answer: LEUKONYCHIA SPOTS

Also known as white spots; whitish discolorations of the nail; usually caused by minor injury to the nail matrix; not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies.
Name the disorder:

Darkening of the fingernails or toenails.
Answer: MELANONYCHIA

Darkening of the fingernails or toenails.
Name the disorder:

Nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations.
Answer: NAIL PSORIASIS

Nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations.
Name the disorder:

Abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as burns, or an adverse skin reaction to chemical nail enhancements products or an allergic skin reaction.
Answer: NAIL PTERYGIUM

Abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as burns, or an adverse skin reaction to chemical nail enhancements products or an allergic skin reaction.
Name the disorder:

Also known as bitten nails.
Answer: ONYCHOPHAGY

Also known as bitten nails.
Name the disorder:

Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
Answer: ONYCHORRHEXIS

Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
Name the disorder:

Also known as trumpet nail; increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by increased curvature of the matrix.
Answer: PINCER NAIL

Also known as trumpet nail; increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by increased curvature of the matrix.
Name the disorder:

Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix, but it may be inherited.
Answer: PLICATURED NAIL

Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix, but it may be inherited.
Name the disorder:

Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging.
Answer: RIDGES

Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging.
Name the disorder:

Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amount of blood flow.
Answer: SPLINTER HEMORRHAGES

Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amount of blood flow.
Name the disease:

Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the nail
Answer: ONYCHIA

Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amount of blood flow.
Name the disease:

Lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed, without shedding, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area.
Answer: ONYCHOLYSIS

Lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed, without shedding, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area.
Name the disease:

Separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed; can affect fingernails and toenails.
Answer: ONYCHOMADESIS

Lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed, without shedding, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area.
Name the disease:

Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate.
Answer: NAIL PSORIASIS

Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate.
Name the disease:

Fungal infection of the natural nail plate.
Answer: ONYCHOMYCOSIS

Fungal infection of the natural nail plate.
Name the disease:

Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate causing pus, swelling, and redness, usually in the skin fold adjacent to the nail plate.
Answer: PARONYCHIA

Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate causing pus, swelling, and redness, usually in the skin fold adjacent to the nail plate.
Name the disease:

Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
Answer: PYOGENIC GRANULOMA

Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
Name the disease:

Red, itchy rash on the skin on the bottom of feet and/or between the toes, usually between the fourth or fifth toe.
Answer: TINEA PEDIS

Red, itchy rash on the skin on the bottom of feet and/or between the toes, usually between the fourth or fifth toe.
Name the disorder:

Ingrown nails.
Answer: ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS

Ingrown nails.
Name the disease:

A growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed.
Answer: ONYCHOPHOSIS

A growth of horny epithelium in the nail bed.
Multiple Choice:

Parasites, which under some circumstances may cause infections of the feet and hands, are _____.

A. flagella
B. fungi
C. mold
D. fungus
Answer: B. FUNGI

Parasites, which under some circumstances may cause infections of the feet and hands, are _____.
Multiple Choice:

Hangnails are treated by ____.

A. hot oil manicures
B. filing straight across
C. avoiding polish use
D. firm use of metal pusher
Answer: A. HOT OIL MANICURES

Hangnails are treated by ____.
Multiple Choice:

A healthy nail appears slightly in _____ color.

A. yellow
B. pink
C. blue
D. purple
Answer: B. PINK

A healthy nail appears slightly in _____ color.