IBEC ELECTROLYSIS AND LASER STATE TEST
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ Under arm
Answer: In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be
the largest
◉ Sebaceous gland
Answer: In which gland does the vellus hair originate
◉ Sebum (lipids)
Answer: What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps
lubricate and protect the skin
◉ Late anagen
Answer: In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist
to epilate
◉ Arrector pili
,Answer: What is an appendage to the hair follicle that is attached
midway between the bulb in the sebaceous gland (gives goosebumps
or makes hair stand up)
◉ Lanugo
Answer: What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls off a few
weeks after birth
◉ Langerhans cells (immunity)
Answer: What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
◉ Cortex
Answer: Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin
◉ Medulla, cortex, cuticle
Answer: Name the layers of the hair from the inside out
◉ Legs
Answer: On which part of the body do you find the most red dots
after electrolysis
◉ Electrolysis (galvanic)
,Answer: What is the only permanent hair removal procedure
◉ Herpes type 1 and type 2 (HSV-1/HSV-2) and warts HPV
Answer: What type of contagious outbreaks should not be treated
with electrolysis during outbreak
◉ Verruca
Answer: What is another name for wart
◉ herpes type 1 HSV-1
Answer: Which form of herpes generally causes sores or fever
blisters from the waist up, specifically around the mouth (should not
be treated during outbreak)
◉ herpes type 2 HSV-2
Answer: Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the
waist down and is typically sexually transmitted (should not be
treated during outbreak)
◉ 3 months
Answer: What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis
treatment after dermabrasion
, ◉ Acne. Lyme disease. Rosacea
Answer: What diseases are treated with tetracycline antibiotic
◉ Legs
Answer: In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one
for electrolysis because of slow healing
◉ Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin
Answer: Which of the following can cause increased hair growth
◉ Sudoriferous gland
Answer: Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous unit
◉ An excess of androgen
Answer: For women, terminal hair on the face alone suggests
◉ Papillary and reticular
Answer: Tattoo sublayers of the dermis are
◉ Before and after treatment
Answer: At which of the following times is handwashing indicated
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ Under arm
Answer: In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be
the largest
◉ Sebaceous gland
Answer: In which gland does the vellus hair originate
◉ Sebum (lipids)
Answer: What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps
lubricate and protect the skin
◉ Late anagen
Answer: In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist
to epilate
◉ Arrector pili
,Answer: What is an appendage to the hair follicle that is attached
midway between the bulb in the sebaceous gland (gives goosebumps
or makes hair stand up)
◉ Lanugo
Answer: What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls off a few
weeks after birth
◉ Langerhans cells (immunity)
Answer: What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
◉ Cortex
Answer: Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin
◉ Medulla, cortex, cuticle
Answer: Name the layers of the hair from the inside out
◉ Legs
Answer: On which part of the body do you find the most red dots
after electrolysis
◉ Electrolysis (galvanic)
,Answer: What is the only permanent hair removal procedure
◉ Herpes type 1 and type 2 (HSV-1/HSV-2) and warts HPV
Answer: What type of contagious outbreaks should not be treated
with electrolysis during outbreak
◉ Verruca
Answer: What is another name for wart
◉ herpes type 1 HSV-1
Answer: Which form of herpes generally causes sores or fever
blisters from the waist up, specifically around the mouth (should not
be treated during outbreak)
◉ herpes type 2 HSV-2
Answer: Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the
waist down and is typically sexually transmitted (should not be
treated during outbreak)
◉ 3 months
Answer: What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis
treatment after dermabrasion
, ◉ Acne. Lyme disease. Rosacea
Answer: What diseases are treated with tetracycline antibiotic
◉ Legs
Answer: In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one
for electrolysis because of slow healing
◉ Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin
Answer: Which of the following can cause increased hair growth
◉ Sudoriferous gland
Answer: Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous unit
◉ An excess of androgen
Answer: For women, terminal hair on the face alone suggests
◉ Papillary and reticular
Answer: Tattoo sublayers of the dermis are
◉ Before and after treatment
Answer: At which of the following times is handwashing indicated
