1|P age
ELECTROLYSIS AND LASER STATE Exam
Guide Questions and Answers Latest A+ 2025
the act of exfoliating dead skin cells
Desquamation
(IBEC pg. 16)
products that fall between the categories of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and that
generally have a higher level of absorption than standard cosmetics
Cosmeceuticals
(IBEC pg. 16)
What is connective tissue in animal bodies that contains fat?
Adipose Tissue
(IBEC pg. 16)
,5|P age
Clear, lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute keratohyalin granules in the
protoplasm of living cells. Found in the stratum lucidum
Eleidin
(IBEC pg. 17)
What is the horny zone?
the outermost portion of the epidermis. Stratum Corneum
(IBEC pg. 17)
What makes up the skin and its accessory organs, such as the sebaceous and sweat
glands, sensory receptors, hair, and nails?
Integumentary System
(IBEC pg. 17)
What is the protein found in the skin that helps guard against invasion?
,6|P age
Keratin
(IBEC pg. 17)
What is the colorless, watery fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system;
similar in composition to blood plasma?
Lymph
(IBEC pg. 17)
A skin layer made of the stratum mucosum and the stratum germinativum
Malpighian
What are nerve endings in the skin that are sensitive to touch?
Meissner's Corpuscles
Chemicals produced by humans and other animals that, when secreted, influence
other members of the same species.
Pheromones
, 7|P age
(IBEC pg. 18)
A deep layer of dermis; composed of dense bundles of collagen fiber; contains
vessels, glands, nerve endings, and follicles
Reticular Layer
(IBEC pg. 18)
Cone-shaped, finger-like projections that protrude into the epidermis
Papillae
What are dendritic cells in the epidermis that have an immunologic function?
Langerhans Cells
(IBEC pg. 19)
The dermal-epidermal junction
the basement membrane zone (BMZ). Lamina lucida, basal lamina, anchoring
fibrils
ELECTROLYSIS AND LASER STATE Exam
Guide Questions and Answers Latest A+ 2025
the act of exfoliating dead skin cells
Desquamation
(IBEC pg. 16)
products that fall between the categories of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and that
generally have a higher level of absorption than standard cosmetics
Cosmeceuticals
(IBEC pg. 16)
What is connective tissue in animal bodies that contains fat?
Adipose Tissue
(IBEC pg. 16)
,5|P age
Clear, lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute keratohyalin granules in the
protoplasm of living cells. Found in the stratum lucidum
Eleidin
(IBEC pg. 17)
What is the horny zone?
the outermost portion of the epidermis. Stratum Corneum
(IBEC pg. 17)
What makes up the skin and its accessory organs, such as the sebaceous and sweat
glands, sensory receptors, hair, and nails?
Integumentary System
(IBEC pg. 17)
What is the protein found in the skin that helps guard against invasion?
,6|P age
Keratin
(IBEC pg. 17)
What is the colorless, watery fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system;
similar in composition to blood plasma?
Lymph
(IBEC pg. 17)
A skin layer made of the stratum mucosum and the stratum germinativum
Malpighian
What are nerve endings in the skin that are sensitive to touch?
Meissner's Corpuscles
Chemicals produced by humans and other animals that, when secreted, influence
other members of the same species.
Pheromones
, 7|P age
(IBEC pg. 18)
A deep layer of dermis; composed of dense bundles of collagen fiber; contains
vessels, glands, nerve endings, and follicles
Reticular Layer
(IBEC pg. 18)
Cone-shaped, finger-like projections that protrude into the epidermis
Papillae
What are dendritic cells in the epidermis that have an immunologic function?
Langerhans Cells
(IBEC pg. 19)
The dermal-epidermal junction
the basement membrane zone (BMZ). Lamina lucida, basal lamina, anchoring
fibrils
