ESTHETICS: Oregon State Board Practice Exam Questions and Answers
What is the barrier created by skin using both sebum and sweat? - ANSWER-Acid mantle What is the chemical reaction in which the oxidizing agent is reduced and the reducing agent is oxidized? - ANSWER-Oxidation-reduction (redox) What is the subtraction of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen called? - ANSWER-Reduction What does it mean if a liquid is immiscible? - ANSWER-The liquids are not mutually soluble. What does hydrophilic mean? - ANSWER-Water loving What does lipophilic mean? - ANSWER-Oil loving What are electrotherapy treatments often called? - ANSWER-Modalities What are the most common used modalities in aesthetics today? - ANSWER-Galvanic current, microcurrent, and Tesla high-frequency current What type of current is a galvanic current? - ANSWER-Direct current What modality uses an extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the body's own natural electrical impulses? - ANSWER-Microcurrent Cataphoresis: Effects of Galvanic Current - ANSWER-Produces acidic reactions Closes the pores Soothes the nerves Decreases blood supply Contracts blood vessels Hardens and firms tissues
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