IBEC STATE BOARD Practice test
Sodium Hydroxide - correct answer-The negative pole produces
Iatric hirsutism - correct answer-Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications
To minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited (Chlorine & hydrochloric acid) -
correct answer-What is the reason for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle
in the use of galvanic electrolysis
Current density/concentration of current - correct answer-What is determined by the surface
area of each electrode
PCOS/Stein Leventhal syndrome - correct answer-What disease is characterized by
irregular menstrual cycle
Idiopathic hirsutism - correct answer-Hirsutism with no identifiable cause is
Teardrop - correct answer-The shape of the heated area surrounding the high frequency
Needle is the shape of
High frequency and galvanic current - correct answer-The blend is achieved by using
Become more caustic - correct answer-Using the blend modality, the application of
thermolysis causes the lye to
superfluous - correct answer-What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a persons age and
sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable
Thyroxine (T4) - correct answer-What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps keep
the bodies function (metabolism) working at the correct piece
Early anagen - correct answer-When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in
the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth
Terminal - correct answer-What types of hairs are deep, course, usually pigmented
Vellus - correct answer-What type of hair is fine, short and often called peach fuzz
Ferriman Gallway score - correct answer-What is the method of grading or evaluating
hirsutism in women
Accelerated vellus hair - correct answer-If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper in
courser, it is said to be a
Catagen - correct answer-In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin forming
,Dermis (not fibrous portion) - correct answer-In which of the following layers of the skin are
mast cells found
LH (luteinizing hormone) - correct answer-Which of the following hormones will cause
hirsutism
Delayed healing time - correct answer-When treating a client with diabetes what is of the
greatest concern
Adrenal gland - correct answer-Which gland is most associated with hair growth
Edema - correct answer-The build up of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is
Polycystic ovaries - correct answer-Which of the following is the most common cause
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age
Carotene, blood vessels and melanin - correct answer-What contributes to the color of the
skin
Skin, hair, eyes - correct answer-Where do you find melanin
Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum - correct answer-In which layer of the skin is eleidin found
Spinosum - correct answer-What is the prickle cell layer of the skin
Dermis - correct answer-What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"
Dark skin - correct answer-In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active
Papillary layer - correct answer-What is made up of elastic in reticular fibers
Meissner - correct answer-What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch
Merkel - correct answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis
Ruffini - correct answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat
Reticular - correct answer-Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers
Krause - correct answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold
Pacinian - correct answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure
, Subcutaneous and subcutis - correct answer-Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is
composed of fatty adipose tissue
inner root sheath (IRS) - correct answer-What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle
Apocrine glands - correct answer-What type of gland is located in the genital an axillae areas
and usually the "smelly ones"
Under arm - correct answer-In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the
largest
Sebaceous gland - correct answer-In which gland is the vellus hair originate
Sebum - correct answer-What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the
skin
Late anagen - correct answer-In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist to
epilate
Arrector pili - correct 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 - correct answer-What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls a few weeks after
birth
Heat regulation and sensation. Excretion secretion and vitamin D synthesis. Protection
absorption excretion - correct answer-What are the functions of the skin
Langerhans cells - correct answer-What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
Cortex - correct answer-Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin
Medulla, cortex, cuticle - correct answer-Name the layers of the hair from the inside out
Legs - correct answer-On which part of the body do you find the most red dots after
electrolysis
Electrolysis - correct answer-What is the only permanent hair removal procedure
Never - correct answer-At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair
Herpes type 1, herpes type 2 and warts - correct answer-What type of contagious outbreaks
should not be treated with electrolysis during outbreak
Verruca - correct answer-What is another name for wart
Sodium Hydroxide - correct answer-The negative pole produces
Iatric hirsutism - correct answer-Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications
To minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited (Chlorine & hydrochloric acid) -
correct answer-What is the reason for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle
in the use of galvanic electrolysis
Current density/concentration of current - correct answer-What is determined by the surface
area of each electrode
PCOS/Stein Leventhal syndrome - correct answer-What disease is characterized by
irregular menstrual cycle
Idiopathic hirsutism - correct answer-Hirsutism with no identifiable cause is
Teardrop - correct answer-The shape of the heated area surrounding the high frequency
Needle is the shape of
High frequency and galvanic current - correct answer-The blend is achieved by using
Become more caustic - correct answer-Using the blend modality, the application of
thermolysis causes the lye to
superfluous - correct answer-What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a persons age and
sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable
Thyroxine (T4) - correct answer-What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps keep
the bodies function (metabolism) working at the correct piece
Early anagen - correct answer-When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in
the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth
Terminal - correct answer-What types of hairs are deep, course, usually pigmented
Vellus - correct answer-What type of hair is fine, short and often called peach fuzz
Ferriman Gallway score - correct answer-What is the method of grading or evaluating
hirsutism in women
Accelerated vellus hair - correct answer-If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper in
courser, it is said to be a
Catagen - correct answer-In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin forming
,Dermis (not fibrous portion) - correct answer-In which of the following layers of the skin are
mast cells found
LH (luteinizing hormone) - correct answer-Which of the following hormones will cause
hirsutism
Delayed healing time - correct answer-When treating a client with diabetes what is of the
greatest concern
Adrenal gland - correct answer-Which gland is most associated with hair growth
Edema - correct answer-The build up of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is
Polycystic ovaries - correct answer-Which of the following is the most common cause
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age
Carotene, blood vessels and melanin - correct answer-What contributes to the color of the
skin
Skin, hair, eyes - correct answer-Where do you find melanin
Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum - correct answer-In which layer of the skin is eleidin found
Spinosum - correct answer-What is the prickle cell layer of the skin
Dermis - correct answer-What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"
Dark skin - correct answer-In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active
Papillary layer - correct answer-What is made up of elastic in reticular fibers
Meissner - correct answer-What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch
Merkel - correct answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis
Ruffini - correct answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat
Reticular - correct answer-Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers
Krause - correct answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold
Pacinian - correct answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure
, Subcutaneous and subcutis - correct answer-Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is
composed of fatty adipose tissue
inner root sheath (IRS) - correct answer-What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle
Apocrine glands - correct answer-What type of gland is located in the genital an axillae areas
and usually the "smelly ones"
Under arm - correct answer-In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the
largest
Sebaceous gland - correct answer-In which gland is the vellus hair originate
Sebum - correct answer-What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the
skin
Late anagen - correct answer-In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist to
epilate
Arrector pili - correct 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 - correct answer-What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls a few weeks after
birth
Heat regulation and sensation. Excretion secretion and vitamin D synthesis. Protection
absorption excretion - correct answer-What are the functions of the skin
Langerhans cells - correct answer-What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
Cortex - correct answer-Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin
Medulla, cortex, cuticle - correct answer-Name the layers of the hair from the inside out
Legs - correct answer-On which part of the body do you find the most red dots after
electrolysis
Electrolysis - correct answer-What is the only permanent hair removal procedure
Never - correct answer-At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair
Herpes type 1, herpes type 2 and warts - correct answer-What type of contagious outbreaks
should not be treated with electrolysis during outbreak
Verruca - correct answer-What is another name for wart
