ELECTROLYSIS FL UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Polycystic ovaries - ✔✔Which of the following is the most common cause of
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age?
✔✔All of the above (Carotene, Blood vessels, Melanin) - ✔✔What contributes to the
color of the skin?
✔✔Skin, hair, eyes - ✔✔Where do you find melanin?
✔✔Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum - ✔✔In which layer of the skin is eleidin found?
✔✔Spinosum - ✔✔What is the prickle cell layer of the skin?
✔✔Dermis - ✔✔What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"?
✔✔Dark skin - ✔✔In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active?
✔✔Papillary layer - ✔✔What is made up of elastic collagenous and reticular fibers?
,✔✔Meissner - ✔✔What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is sensitive
to touch?
✔✔Merkel - ✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis?
✔✔Ruffini - ✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat?
✔✔Reticular - ✔✔Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers?
✔✔Krause - ✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold?
✔✔Pacinian - ✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure?
✔✔A & B (Subcutaneous and Subcutis) - ✔✔Which layer is at the base of the dermis
and is composed of fatty or adipose tissue?
✔✔Inner Root Sheath (IRS) - ✔✔What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle?
✔✔Apocrine - ✔✔What type of glands is located in the genital and axillae areas and are
usually the "smelly ones"?
✔✔Underarm - ✔✔In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the
largest?
✔✔Sebaceous gland - ✔✔In which gland does vellus hair originate?
✔✔Sebum - ✔✔What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the skin?
✔✔Late anagen - ✔✔In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for an electrologist to
epilate?
✔✔Arrector Pili - ✔✔What is an appendage to the hair follicle that is attached midway
between the bulb and the sebaceous gland? (gives goose bumps, or makes the hair
stand up)
✔✔Lanugo - ✔✔What is also known as baby or fetal hair that falls a few weeks after
birth?
✔✔All of the above (Protection, Absorption, Excretion, Secretion, Vitamin D synthesis,
Heat Regulation, and Sensation) - ✔✔What are the functions of the skin?
, ✔✔Langerhan's Cells - ✔✔What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection or
invading microorganisms?
✔✔Cortex - ✔✔Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin?
✔✔Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle - ✔✔Name the layers of the hair from the inside out:
✔✔Legs - ✔✔On which part of the body do you find the most "red dots" after
electrolysis?
✔✔Electrolysis - ✔✔What is the only permanent hair removal procedure?
✔✔Never - ✔✔At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair?
✔✔All of the above (Herpes I, Herpes II, Warts) - ✔✔What type of contagious outbreaks
should not be treated with electrolysis during outbreak?
✔✔Verruca - ✔✔What is another name for wart?
✔✔Herpes type I - ✔✔Which form of herpes generally causes cold sores or fever
blisters from the waist up, specifically around the mouth? (Should not be treated during
outbreak)
✔✔Herpes type II - ✔✔Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the waist
down usually sexually transmitted? (should not be treated during outbreak)
✔✔Isotretinoin - ✔✔What is another name for acutane?
✔✔3 months - ✔✔What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis treatment
after dermabrasion?
✔✔All of the above (Acne, Lyme disease, Rosacea) - ✔✔What diseases are treated
with tetracycline antibiotics?
✔✔Adrenals (party hats) - ✔✔Which glands are located on top of the kidneys?
✔✔A & C (Type I, Juvenile) - ✔✔What type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease and
is insulin dependent?
✔✔Legs - ✔✔In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for electrolysis
because of slowed healing?
✔✔Sun, Stress, Tweezing, and Aspirin - ✔✔Which of the following can cause increased
hair growth?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Polycystic ovaries - ✔✔Which of the following is the most common cause of
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age?
✔✔All of the above (Carotene, Blood vessels, Melanin) - ✔✔What contributes to the
color of the skin?
✔✔Skin, hair, eyes - ✔✔Where do you find melanin?
✔✔Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum - ✔✔In which layer of the skin is eleidin found?
✔✔Spinosum - ✔✔What is the prickle cell layer of the skin?
✔✔Dermis - ✔✔What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"?
✔✔Dark skin - ✔✔In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active?
✔✔Papillary layer - ✔✔What is made up of elastic collagenous and reticular fibers?
,✔✔Meissner - ✔✔What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is sensitive
to touch?
✔✔Merkel - ✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis?
✔✔Ruffini - ✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat?
✔✔Reticular - ✔✔Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers?
✔✔Krause - ✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold?
✔✔Pacinian - ✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure?
✔✔A & B (Subcutaneous and Subcutis) - ✔✔Which layer is at the base of the dermis
and is composed of fatty or adipose tissue?
✔✔Inner Root Sheath (IRS) - ✔✔What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle?
✔✔Apocrine - ✔✔What type of glands is located in the genital and axillae areas and are
usually the "smelly ones"?
✔✔Underarm - ✔✔In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the
largest?
✔✔Sebaceous gland - ✔✔In which gland does vellus hair originate?
✔✔Sebum - ✔✔What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the skin?
✔✔Late anagen - ✔✔In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for an electrologist to
epilate?
✔✔Arrector Pili - ✔✔What is an appendage to the hair follicle that is attached midway
between the bulb and the sebaceous gland? (gives goose bumps, or makes the hair
stand up)
✔✔Lanugo - ✔✔What is also known as baby or fetal hair that falls a few weeks after
birth?
✔✔All of the above (Protection, Absorption, Excretion, Secretion, Vitamin D synthesis,
Heat Regulation, and Sensation) - ✔✔What are the functions of the skin?
, ✔✔Langerhan's Cells - ✔✔What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection or
invading microorganisms?
✔✔Cortex - ✔✔Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin?
✔✔Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle - ✔✔Name the layers of the hair from the inside out:
✔✔Legs - ✔✔On which part of the body do you find the most "red dots" after
electrolysis?
✔✔Electrolysis - ✔✔What is the only permanent hair removal procedure?
✔✔Never - ✔✔At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair?
✔✔All of the above (Herpes I, Herpes II, Warts) - ✔✔What type of contagious outbreaks
should not be treated with electrolysis during outbreak?
✔✔Verruca - ✔✔What is another name for wart?
✔✔Herpes type I - ✔✔Which form of herpes generally causes cold sores or fever
blisters from the waist up, specifically around the mouth? (Should not be treated during
outbreak)
✔✔Herpes type II - ✔✔Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the waist
down usually sexually transmitted? (should not be treated during outbreak)
✔✔Isotretinoin - ✔✔What is another name for acutane?
✔✔3 months - ✔✔What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis treatment
after dermabrasion?
✔✔All of the above (Acne, Lyme disease, Rosacea) - ✔✔What diseases are treated
with tetracycline antibiotics?
✔✔Adrenals (party hats) - ✔✔Which glands are located on top of the kidneys?
✔✔A & C (Type I, Juvenile) - ✔✔What type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease and
is insulin dependent?
✔✔Legs - ✔✔In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for electrolysis
because of slowed healing?
✔✔Sun, Stress, Tweezing, and Aspirin - ✔✔Which of the following can cause increased
hair growth?
