COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD
EXAMINATION SET 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ the device that prevents excessive current from passing through a
circuit is called a(n):
Answer: fuse
◉ a switch that automatically interrupts or shuts off an electric
current at the first indication of an overload is a(n):
Answer: circuit breaker
◉ the negative electrode of an electrotherapy device is called a(n):
Answer: cathode
◉ a process that forces an alkaline product into the tissues from the
negative toward the positive pole is called:
Answer: anaphoresis
◉ grounding completes a(n) _____ and carries the current safety
away.
Answer: electric circuit
,◉ all the electrical appliances you use should:
Answer: be UL certified
◉ when using _____, the active electrode is the electrode used on the
area to be treated.
Answer: galvanic current
◉ microcurrent can be used to ____ and restore elasticity.
Answer: increase muscle tone
◉ only licensed professionals can use
Answer: light therapy equipment
◉ a wavelength is the distance successive peaks of ___ waves.
Answer: electromagnetic
◉ invisible light is the light at either end of the ___ that is invisible to
the naked eye.
Answer: visible spectrum of light
◉ UVC light:
, Answer: is blocked by the ozone layer
◉ Catalysts are substances that speed up:
Answer: chemical reactions
◉ All lasers work by a process known as selective:
Answer: photothermolysis
◉ constant and direct current, having a positive and negative pole,
that produces chemical changes when it passes through the tissues
and fluids of the body is known as ___ current
Answer: galvanic
◉ an extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the body's
natural electrical impulses is:
Answer: microcurrent
◉ A medical device that use multiple colors and wavelengths of
focused light to treat such conditions as excessive hair and spider
veins is a(n):
Answer: Intense pulse light
EXAMINATION SET 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ the device that prevents excessive current from passing through a
circuit is called a(n):
Answer: fuse
◉ a switch that automatically interrupts or shuts off an electric
current at the first indication of an overload is a(n):
Answer: circuit breaker
◉ the negative electrode of an electrotherapy device is called a(n):
Answer: cathode
◉ a process that forces an alkaline product into the tissues from the
negative toward the positive pole is called:
Answer: anaphoresis
◉ grounding completes a(n) _____ and carries the current safety
away.
Answer: electric circuit
,◉ all the electrical appliances you use should:
Answer: be UL certified
◉ when using _____, the active electrode is the electrode used on the
area to be treated.
Answer: galvanic current
◉ microcurrent can be used to ____ and restore elasticity.
Answer: increase muscle tone
◉ only licensed professionals can use
Answer: light therapy equipment
◉ a wavelength is the distance successive peaks of ___ waves.
Answer: electromagnetic
◉ invisible light is the light at either end of the ___ that is invisible to
the naked eye.
Answer: visible spectrum of light
◉ UVC light:
, Answer: is blocked by the ozone layer
◉ Catalysts are substances that speed up:
Answer: chemical reactions
◉ All lasers work by a process known as selective:
Answer: photothermolysis
◉ constant and direct current, having a positive and negative pole,
that produces chemical changes when it passes through the tissues
and fluids of the body is known as ___ current
Answer: galvanic
◉ an extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the body's
natural electrical impulses is:
Answer: microcurrent
◉ A medical device that use multiple colors and wavelengths of
focused light to treat such conditions as excessive hair and spider
veins is a(n):
Answer: Intense pulse light
