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Laser Technician Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Which is not a characteristic of a true laser?
A) Coherent
B) Broad Spectrum
C) Collimated
D) Monochromatic - Answer✔B) Broad Spectrum
How does light Interact with tissue?
A) absorption
B) reflection
C) scattering
D) transmission
E) all of the above - Answer✔E) all of the above
Name three chromophores that are targeted by IPL/BBL
A) water, melanin found in hair, oxyhemoglobin
B) melanin, tattoo ink, porphyrins
C) melanin, oxyhemoglobin, porphyrins
D) oxyhemoglobin, water, porphyrins - Answer✔C) melanin, oxyhemoglobin, porphyrins
What is not a factor affecting depth of penetration
A) spot size
B) wavelength
C) pulse width
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D) power - Answer✔C) pulse width
What is a factor in determining skin type on the fitz scale
A) hair color
B) skin color
C) ethnic background
D) sun sensitivity
E) all of the above - Answer✔E) all of the above
True or False, safety comes first, so with a darker skin type, always use a short pulse width -
Answer✔False
True or false, cut off filters cut off all the light above the filter's designated wavelength -
Answer✔False
Which is not an indication for IPL/BBL
A) fat reduction
B) acne
C) vascular lesions
D) pigmented lesions - Answer✔A) fat reduction
Hair growth begins in the ...
A) papilla
B) bulb
C) buldge
D) none of the above - Answer✔B) bulb
Which area of the hair must be destroyed for successful hair reduction?
A) bulb and buldge
B) whole follicle
C) hair matrix
D) none of the above - Answer✔A) bulb and buldge
True or false, terminal hair is the soft downy hairs that cover our body - Answer✔False
True or false, darker skin is ideal for performing hair reduction - Answer✔False
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Laser Technician Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Which is not a characteristic of a true laser?
A) Coherent
B) Broad Spectrum
C) Collimated
D) Monochromatic - Answer✔B) Broad Spectrum
How does light Interact with tissue?
A) absorption
B) reflection
C) scattering
D) transmission
E) all of the above - Answer✔E) all of the above
Name three chromophores that are targeted by IPL/BBL
A) water, melanin found in hair, oxyhemoglobin
B) melanin, tattoo ink, porphyrins
C) melanin, oxyhemoglobin, porphyrins
D) oxyhemoglobin, water, porphyrins - Answer✔C) melanin, oxyhemoglobin, porphyrins
What is not a factor affecting depth of penetration
A) spot size
B) wavelength
C) pulse width
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D) power - Answer✔C) pulse width
What is a factor in determining skin type on the fitz scale
A) hair color
B) skin color
C) ethnic background
D) sun sensitivity
E) all of the above - Answer✔E) all of the above
True or False, safety comes first, so with a darker skin type, always use a short pulse width -
Answer✔False
True or false, cut off filters cut off all the light above the filter's designated wavelength -
Answer✔False
Which is not an indication for IPL/BBL
A) fat reduction
B) acne
C) vascular lesions
D) pigmented lesions - Answer✔A) fat reduction
Hair growth begins in the ...
A) papilla
B) bulb
C) buldge
D) none of the above - Answer✔B) bulb
Which area of the hair must be destroyed for successful hair reduction?
A) bulb and buldge
B) whole follicle
C) hair matrix
D) none of the above - Answer✔A) bulb and buldge
True or false, terminal hair is the soft downy hairs that cover our body - Answer✔False
True or false, darker skin is ideal for performing hair reduction - Answer✔False
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