ELECTROLYSIS AND LASER BOARD
REVIEW QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
VERSION
Sodium hydroxide - CORRECT ANSWER Produced by the negative pole and is the
chemical agent that destroys hair in galvanic
Latric hirsutism - CORRECT ANSWER Resulting from taking certain medications
Minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited - CORRECT ANSWER Reason
for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle in the use galvanic electrolysis
Current density/ concentration of current - CORRECT ANSWER Determined by the
surface area of each electrode
PCOS Stein Leventhal Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Irregular menstrual cycles,
absent or irregular messes, hirsutism, multiple cysts on the ovaries and infertility
Idiopathic hirsutism - CORRECT ANSWER Hirsutism with no identifiable cause
Tear drop - CORRECT ANSWER Shape of the heated area surrounding the high
frequency needle
Blend - CORRECT ANSWER High frequency and galvanic current
Blend modality cause of lye - CORRECT ANSWER To become more caustic
Superfluous - CORRECT ANSWER Excess hair that is not abnormal for persons age
and sex but is not desired or socially acceptable
Thyroxine 4 - CORRECT ANSWER Hormone produced by the thyroid gland that helps
keep the body's functions working at the correct pace
Early anagen - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of hair growth when a client has been
tweezing weekly
Terminal - CORRECT ANSWER Deep, coarse and usually pigmented hair
Vellus - CORRECT ANSWER Fine, short and often called peach fuzz hair
,Ferryman-Gallwey Score - CORRECT ANSWER Method of grading or evaluating
hirsutism in women
Accelerated vellus hair - CORRECT ANSWER Vellus hair that is stimulated to grow
deeper and coarser
Catagen - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of hair growth where club hair begins forming
Mast cells - CORRECT ANSWER Are found in the dermis
Hormones that cause hirsutism - CORRECT ANSWER Luteinizing hormone LH
Delayed healing time - CORRECT ANSWER When treating a client with diabetes what
is of the greatest concern
Adrenal gland - CORRECT ANSWER Associated with hair growth
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER Build up of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin
Polycystic ovaries - CORRECT ANSWER Most common cause of hirsutism and
menstrual irregularity in Excess hair that is not abnormal for persons age and sex but
omen less than 50 years of age.
Contributors to skin color - CORRECT ANSWER Carotene, blood vessels and melanin
Melanin can be found - CORRECT ANSWER Hair, skin, eyes
stratum lucidum - CORRECT ANSWER Layer of the skin where electing is found
stratum spinosum - CORRECT ANSWER Prickle cell layer of the skin
True skin, cutis - CORRECT ANSWER Other names for dermis
Dark skin - CORRECT ANSWER Type of skin where melanocytes are larger and more
active
Papillary layer - CORRECT ANSWER Made up of elastic collagenous and reticular
fibers
Meissner - CORRECT ANSWER Type of corpuscle found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch
Merkel - CORRECT ANSWER Only corpuscle in the epidermis and sensitive to light
touch
, Ruffini - CORRECT ANSWER Corpuscles that responds to heat
reticular layer - CORRECT ANSWER Layer of the skin composed of dense bundles of
collagen fibers
Krause - CORRECT ANSWER Corpuscles in the skin sensitive to cold
Pacinian - CORRECT ANSWER Corpuscle in the skin sensitive to pressure
Subcutis and subcutaneous - CORRECT ANSWER Layer at the base of the dermis
composed of fatty or adipose tissue
inner root sheath - CORRECT ANSWER Anchors and holds the hair in the follicle
Apocrine - CORRECT ANSWER Type of gland found mainly in the arm pits and groin
area and usually the smelly ones
Under arms - CORRECT ANSWER Body area where apocrine glands tend to be the
largest
Sebaceous gland - CORRECT ANSWER oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is
associated with hair follicles also vellus hair originates
Late anagen - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of hair growth easier for electrologist to
epilate
Arrest or pili muscle - CORRECT ANSWER Appendage of the hair follicle attached
between the bulb and sebaceous gland. Goose bumps
Lanugo - CORRECT ANSWER fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body
and limbs of a human fetus or newborn.
Functions of the skin include: - CORRECT ANSWER Protection, heat regulation,
respiration, absorption, secretion and elimination
Langerhans cells - CORRECT ANSWER First cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER Layer of the hair that contains melanin
Layer of the hair from inside to out - CORRECT ANSWER Medulla, cortex and cuticle
Legs - CORRECT ANSWER Part of the body you find most red dots after electrolysis
Electrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER Only permanent hair removal procedure
REVIEW QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
VERSION
Sodium hydroxide - CORRECT ANSWER Produced by the negative pole and is the
chemical agent that destroys hair in galvanic
Latric hirsutism - CORRECT ANSWER Resulting from taking certain medications
Minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited - CORRECT ANSWER Reason
for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle in the use galvanic electrolysis
Current density/ concentration of current - CORRECT ANSWER Determined by the
surface area of each electrode
PCOS Stein Leventhal Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Irregular menstrual cycles,
absent or irregular messes, hirsutism, multiple cysts on the ovaries and infertility
Idiopathic hirsutism - CORRECT ANSWER Hirsutism with no identifiable cause
Tear drop - CORRECT ANSWER Shape of the heated area surrounding the high
frequency needle
Blend - CORRECT ANSWER High frequency and galvanic current
Blend modality cause of lye - CORRECT ANSWER To become more caustic
Superfluous - CORRECT ANSWER Excess hair that is not abnormal for persons age
and sex but is not desired or socially acceptable
Thyroxine 4 - CORRECT ANSWER Hormone produced by the thyroid gland that helps
keep the body's functions working at the correct pace
Early anagen - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of hair growth when a client has been
tweezing weekly
Terminal - CORRECT ANSWER Deep, coarse and usually pigmented hair
Vellus - CORRECT ANSWER Fine, short and often called peach fuzz hair
,Ferryman-Gallwey Score - CORRECT ANSWER Method of grading or evaluating
hirsutism in women
Accelerated vellus hair - CORRECT ANSWER Vellus hair that is stimulated to grow
deeper and coarser
Catagen - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of hair growth where club hair begins forming
Mast cells - CORRECT ANSWER Are found in the dermis
Hormones that cause hirsutism - CORRECT ANSWER Luteinizing hormone LH
Delayed healing time - CORRECT ANSWER When treating a client with diabetes what
is of the greatest concern
Adrenal gland - CORRECT ANSWER Associated with hair growth
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER Build up of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin
Polycystic ovaries - CORRECT ANSWER Most common cause of hirsutism and
menstrual irregularity in Excess hair that is not abnormal for persons age and sex but
omen less than 50 years of age.
Contributors to skin color - CORRECT ANSWER Carotene, blood vessels and melanin
Melanin can be found - CORRECT ANSWER Hair, skin, eyes
stratum lucidum - CORRECT ANSWER Layer of the skin where electing is found
stratum spinosum - CORRECT ANSWER Prickle cell layer of the skin
True skin, cutis - CORRECT ANSWER Other names for dermis
Dark skin - CORRECT ANSWER Type of skin where melanocytes are larger and more
active
Papillary layer - CORRECT ANSWER Made up of elastic collagenous and reticular
fibers
Meissner - CORRECT ANSWER Type of corpuscle found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch
Merkel - CORRECT ANSWER Only corpuscle in the epidermis and sensitive to light
touch
, Ruffini - CORRECT ANSWER Corpuscles that responds to heat
reticular layer - CORRECT ANSWER Layer of the skin composed of dense bundles of
collagen fibers
Krause - CORRECT ANSWER Corpuscles in the skin sensitive to cold
Pacinian - CORRECT ANSWER Corpuscle in the skin sensitive to pressure
Subcutis and subcutaneous - CORRECT ANSWER Layer at the base of the dermis
composed of fatty or adipose tissue
inner root sheath - CORRECT ANSWER Anchors and holds the hair in the follicle
Apocrine - CORRECT ANSWER Type of gland found mainly in the arm pits and groin
area and usually the smelly ones
Under arms - CORRECT ANSWER Body area where apocrine glands tend to be the
largest
Sebaceous gland - CORRECT ANSWER oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is
associated with hair follicles also vellus hair originates
Late anagen - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of hair growth easier for electrologist to
epilate
Arrest or pili muscle - CORRECT ANSWER Appendage of the hair follicle attached
between the bulb and sebaceous gland. Goose bumps
Lanugo - CORRECT ANSWER fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body
and limbs of a human fetus or newborn.
Functions of the skin include: - CORRECT ANSWER Protection, heat regulation,
respiration, absorption, secretion and elimination
Langerhans cells - CORRECT ANSWER First cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER Layer of the hair that contains melanin
Layer of the hair from inside to out - CORRECT ANSWER Medulla, cortex and cuticle
Legs - CORRECT ANSWER Part of the body you find most red dots after electrolysis
Electrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER Only permanent hair removal procedure
