ELECTROLYSIS FL UPDATED EXAMS TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Where do you find melanin? - ✔✔Skin, hair, eyes
✔✔What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is sensitive to touch? -
✔✔Meissner
✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only corpuscle in the
epidermis? - ✔✔Merkel
✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat? - ✔✔Ruffini
✔✔Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen fibers? -
✔✔Reticular
✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold? - ✔✔Krause
✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure? - ✔✔Pacinian
✔✔Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is composed of fatty or adipose tissue?
- ✔✔Subcutaneous and Subcutis
,✔✔What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the follicle? - ✔✔Inner root sheath
(IRS)
✔✔What type of glands are located in the genital axillae areas and are usually the
smelly ones"? - ✔✔Apocrine
✔✔In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the largest? -
✔✔Underarm and Pubic Area
✔✔In which gland does vellus hair originate? - ✔✔Sebaceous gland
✔✔What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the skin? - ✔✔Sebum
✔✔In which state of hair growth is easiest for an electrologist to epilate? - ✔✔Early
anagen
✔✔What is an appendage to the hair follicle that is attached midway between the bulb
and the sebaceous gland? - ✔✔Arrector pili
✔✔What is also known as baby or fetal hair that falls a few weeks after birth? -
✔✔Lanugo
✔✔What are the functions of the skin? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection or invading
microorganisms? - ✔✔Langerhans's cells
✔✔Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin? - ✔✔Cortex
✔✔Name the layers of the hair from the inside out: - ✔✔Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle
✔✔On which part of the body do you find the most "red dots" after electrolysis? -
✔✔Legs
✔✔What is the only permanent hair removal procedure? - ✔✔Electrolysis
✔✔At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair? - ✔✔Never
✔✔What type of contagious outbreaks should not be treated with electrolysis during an
outbreak? - ✔✔All of the above (Herpes 1, Herpes II, Warts)
✔✔What is another name for a wart? - ✔✔Verruca
, ✔✔Which form of herpes generally causes cold sores or fever blisters from the waist
up, specifically around the mouth? (Should not be treated during an outbreak) -
✔✔Herpes type I
✔✔Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the waist down, usually
sexually transmitted? (Should not be treated during an outbreak) - ✔✔Herpes type II
✔✔What is another name for Accutane? - ✔✔Isotretinoin
✔✔What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis treatment after
dermabrasion? - ✔✔3 months
✔✔What diseases are treated with tetracycline antibiotics? - ✔✔Acne
✔✔Which glands are located on top of the kidneys? - ✔✔Adrenals
✔✔Which type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease and is insulin dependent? -
✔✔Type I
✔✔In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for electrolysis because
of slow healing? - ✔✔Legs
✔✔Which of the following can cause increased hair growth? - ✔✔Sun, stress, tweezing,
aspirin
✔✔Mitotic Cells in the hair begin their growth activity in the: - ✔✔Matrix
✔✔Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous unit? - ✔✔Sudoriferous
glands
✔✔In women, terminal hair on the face alone suggests: - ✔✔An excess of androgen
✔✔The two sublayers of the dermis are the: - ✔✔Papillary and reticular
✔✔At which of the following times is handwashing indicated? - ✔✔Before and after
✔✔Bacteria can enter the body through the skin only if the skin is: - ✔✔Broken
✔✔Which of the following methods of sterilizing unpackaged instruments is
recommended for the use in an electrologist's office? - ✔✔Autoclave at 250 F with 15-
17 psi for 15 min
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Where do you find melanin? - ✔✔Skin, hair, eyes
✔✔What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is sensitive to touch? -
✔✔Meissner
✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only corpuscle in the
epidermis? - ✔✔Merkel
✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat? - ✔✔Ruffini
✔✔Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen fibers? -
✔✔Reticular
✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold? - ✔✔Krause
✔✔Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure? - ✔✔Pacinian
✔✔Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is composed of fatty or adipose tissue?
- ✔✔Subcutaneous and Subcutis
,✔✔What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the follicle? - ✔✔Inner root sheath
(IRS)
✔✔What type of glands are located in the genital axillae areas and are usually the
smelly ones"? - ✔✔Apocrine
✔✔In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the largest? -
✔✔Underarm and Pubic Area
✔✔In which gland does vellus hair originate? - ✔✔Sebaceous gland
✔✔What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the skin? - ✔✔Sebum
✔✔In which state of hair growth is easiest for an electrologist to epilate? - ✔✔Early
anagen
✔✔What is an appendage to the hair follicle that is attached midway between the bulb
and the sebaceous gland? - ✔✔Arrector pili
✔✔What is also known as baby or fetal hair that falls a few weeks after birth? -
✔✔Lanugo
✔✔What are the functions of the skin? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection or invading
microorganisms? - ✔✔Langerhans's cells
✔✔Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin? - ✔✔Cortex
✔✔Name the layers of the hair from the inside out: - ✔✔Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle
✔✔On which part of the body do you find the most "red dots" after electrolysis? -
✔✔Legs
✔✔What is the only permanent hair removal procedure? - ✔✔Electrolysis
✔✔At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair? - ✔✔Never
✔✔What type of contagious outbreaks should not be treated with electrolysis during an
outbreak? - ✔✔All of the above (Herpes 1, Herpes II, Warts)
✔✔What is another name for a wart? - ✔✔Verruca
, ✔✔Which form of herpes generally causes cold sores or fever blisters from the waist
up, specifically around the mouth? (Should not be treated during an outbreak) -
✔✔Herpes type I
✔✔Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the waist down, usually
sexually transmitted? (Should not be treated during an outbreak) - ✔✔Herpes type II
✔✔What is another name for Accutane? - ✔✔Isotretinoin
✔✔What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis treatment after
dermabrasion? - ✔✔3 months
✔✔What diseases are treated with tetracycline antibiotics? - ✔✔Acne
✔✔Which glands are located on top of the kidneys? - ✔✔Adrenals
✔✔Which type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease and is insulin dependent? -
✔✔Type I
✔✔In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for electrolysis because
of slow healing? - ✔✔Legs
✔✔Which of the following can cause increased hair growth? - ✔✔Sun, stress, tweezing,
aspirin
✔✔Mitotic Cells in the hair begin their growth activity in the: - ✔✔Matrix
✔✔Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous unit? - ✔✔Sudoriferous
glands
✔✔In women, terminal hair on the face alone suggests: - ✔✔An excess of androgen
✔✔The two sublayers of the dermis are the: - ✔✔Papillary and reticular
✔✔At which of the following times is handwashing indicated? - ✔✔Before and after
✔✔Bacteria can enter the body through the skin only if the skin is: - ✔✔Broken
✔✔Which of the following methods of sterilizing unpackaged instruments is
recommended for the use in an electrologist's office? - ✔✔Autoclave at 250 F with 15-
17 psi for 15 min
