IBEC Electrolysis FL State Review Exam fully solved & updated 2025-2026(latest version verified for accuracy) Electrolysis FL state
The negative pole produces: ✔️Sodium Hydroxide
In galvanic electrolysis, the chemical agent that destroys hair is: ✔️Sodium Hydroxide
Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications: ✔️Iatric hirsutism pg. 301 IBEC
In galvanic electrolysis, what is the reason for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle? ✔️To minimize the effect of chemical
compound deposited (Chlorine and hydrochloric acid)
The surface area of each electrode helps to determine the: ✔️Current density/Concentration current
What disease is characterized by irregular menstrual cycle, absent or irregular menses, hirsutism, multiple cysts on the ovaries and infertility?
✔️PCOS/Stein-LeventhaI Syndrome
Hirsutism that has no identifiable cause is called: ✔️Idiopathic hirsutism
The shape of the heated area that surrounds the high frequency needle is the shape of a: ✔️Tear drop
The blend is achieved by using: ✔️High frequency and galvanic current
Using the blend modality, the application of thermolysis causes the lye to: ✔️Become more caustic
What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a person's age and sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable? ✔️Superfluous
What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps keep the body's functions (metabolism) working at the correct pace? ✔️Thyroxine (T4)
When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth ? ✔️Early anagen
What types of hairs are deep, coarse, and usually pigmented? ✔️Terminal
What type of hair is fine, short, and often called "peach fuzz"? ✔️Vellus
What is the method of grading or evaluating hirsutism in women? ✔️Ferriman-Gallaway Score
If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper and coarser, it is said to be a(n): ✔️Accelerated vellus hair
In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin forming? ✔️Catagen
In which of the following layers of the skin are mast cells found? ✔️Dermis
Which one of the following hormones will cause hirsutism? ✔️LH
When treating a client with diabetes, what is of the greatest concern? ✔️Delayed healing time
Which gland is most associated with hair growth? ✔️Adrenal
The buildup of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is: ✔️Edema
Which of the following is the most common cause of hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age? ✔️Polycystic
Ovaries
What contributes to the color of the skin? ✔️All of the above (Carotene, Blood vessels, Melanin)
In which layer of the skin is Eleidin found? ✔️Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum
What is the prickle cell layer of the skin? ✔️Spinosum
What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"? ✔️Dermis
In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active? ✔️Dark Skin
What is made up of elastic, collagenous, and reticular fibers? ✔️Papillary Layer
, 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
The negative pole produces: ✔️Sodium Hydroxide
In galvanic electrolysis, the chemical agent that destroys hair is: ✔️Sodium Hydroxide
Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications: ✔️Iatric hirsutism pg. 301 IBEC
In galvanic electrolysis, what is the reason for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle? ✔️To minimize the effect of chemical
compound deposited (Chlorine and hydrochloric acid)
The surface area of each electrode helps to determine the: ✔️Current density/Concentration current
What disease is characterized by irregular menstrual cycle, absent or irregular menses, hirsutism, multiple cysts on the ovaries and infertility?
✔️PCOS/Stein-LeventhaI Syndrome
Hirsutism that has no identifiable cause is called: ✔️Idiopathic hirsutism
The shape of the heated area that surrounds the high frequency needle is the shape of a: ✔️Tear drop
The blend is achieved by using: ✔️High frequency and galvanic current
Using the blend modality, the application of thermolysis causes the lye to: ✔️Become more caustic
What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a person's age and sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable? ✔️Superfluous
What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps keep the body's functions (metabolism) working at the correct pace? ✔️Thyroxine (T4)
When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth ? ✔️Early anagen
What types of hairs are deep, coarse, and usually pigmented? ✔️Terminal
What type of hair is fine, short, and often called "peach fuzz"? ✔️Vellus
What is the method of grading or evaluating hirsutism in women? ✔️Ferriman-Gallaway Score
If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper and coarser, it is said to be a(n): ✔️Accelerated vellus hair
In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin forming? ✔️Catagen
In which of the following layers of the skin are mast cells found? ✔️Dermis
Which one of the following hormones will cause hirsutism? ✔️LH
When treating a client with diabetes, what is of the greatest concern? ✔️Delayed healing time
Which gland is most associated with hair growth? ✔️Adrenal
The buildup of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is: ✔️Edema
Which of the following is the most common cause of hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age? ✔️Polycystic
Ovaries
What contributes to the color of the skin? ✔️All of the above (Carotene, Blood vessels, Melanin)
In which layer of the skin is Eleidin found? ✔️Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum
What is the prickle cell layer of the skin? ✔️Spinosum
What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"? ✔️Dermis
In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active? ✔️Dark Skin
What is made up of elastic, collagenous, and reticular fibers? ✔️Papillary Layer
, 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
