ELECTROLYSIS FL STUDY EXAMS LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What condition is categorized by frequent urination, excessive thirst, unexplained
weight loss, extreme hunger, vision changes, tingling of numbness in hands or feet, dry
skin, slow healing, and fatigue? - ✔✔Diabetes
✔✔What condition is categorized by blood glucose levels rising too high? -
✔✔Hyperglycemia
✔✔What is a skin condition that is categorized by dark, raised areas that develop in the
skin folds in areas like the neck, armpits, groin, and is more common in diabetics? -
✔✔Acanthosis Nigricans
✔✔What is the remnant of a small anagen hair which was left unepilated? -
✔✔Tombstone
✔✔What type of hair is associated or emanates from hair follicles? - ✔✔Straight
✔✔What are special cells that engulf damaged tissues and recycle the chemicals to
make new healthy tissue? - ✔✔Macrophages
,✔✔What type of hair is associated with or emanates from oval follicles? - ✔✔Wavy
✔✔What do you call the living cells that make up most ofthe live cells in the Spinosum
layer of the Epidermis? - ✔✔Prickle cells
✔✔What type of hair is associated with or emanates from flat follicles? - ✔✔Very curly
✔✔What is described as capillaries leaking plasma into an injured area? - ✔✔Swelling
and Edema
✔✔What is seen as black and blue marks under the skin after inserting the probe into a
follicle, mainly seen on eyebrows? - ✔✔Ecchymosis
✔✔What is another name for redness? - ✔✔Erythema
✔✔What can be caused by connecting the positive electrode to the probe instead of the
negative electrode? - ✔✔Tattooing
✔✔Where should electrolysis treatment be avoided during the last trimester (3 months)
of pregnancy? - ✔✔Arms and Abdomen
✔✔This is a sharply elevated, irregularly-shaped, progressively enlarging scar due to
the formation of
excessive amounts of collagen formation in the corium during connective tissue repair: -
✔✔Keloid
✔✔What type of hair typically responds very well to the blend method (much better than
galvanic or thermolysis)? - ✔✔Curly
✔✔What can be an excellent tool for helping the skin get back to normal after an
electrolysis treatment by
neutralizing the sodium hydroxide produced in the follicle? - ✔✔Cataphoresis
✔✔What is the effect of the negative pole on the skin? - ✔✔A.) Irritates nerves in the
skin
B.) Promotes redness (vasodilator)
C.) Softens tissue
D.) All of the above <--(correct answer)
✔✔What is defined as the flow of electrons along a conductor? - ✔✔Electricity
✔✔What are the other names for thermolysis? - ✔✔A.) Alternating Current
B) High frequency current
, C.) Shortwave/radio frequency
D.) All of the above <--- (correct)
✔✔What is a unit of electrical pressure? - ✔✔Volt
✔✔What is the unit of electrical strength? - ✔✔Ampere
✔✔What is the unit of electrical resistance? - ✔✔Ohm
✔✔What is the unit of power? - ✔✔Watt
✔✔What is one-thousandth of an ampere? - ✔✔Milliampere
✔✔What gland is located behind the bridge of the nose in the cranial cavity? -
✔✔Pituitary
✔✔When treating with thermolysis, what is the name for localized maximum heat
located only at the tip of the needle? - ✔✔Point effect
✔✔What type of needle is used for galvanic electrolysis? - ✔✔A.) Bulbous
B.) Straight
C.) Cylindrical
D.) All of the above <--- (correct)
✔✔What type of needle is used for thermolysis to achieve the best point effect? -
✔✔Tapered and Insulated
✔✔What is a chair type item, which allows the client to sit up or recline during
treatment? - ✔✔Hydraulic chair
✔✔Electrologists should provide accurate, current and relevant information which
enables the client to make decisions regarding treatment. Circle one: - ✔✔True
✔✔Client records and other personal information are considered privileged and
confidential unless disclosure is mandated by federal or state statute, by court process,
or consented by the client. Circle one: - ✔✔True
✔✔According to section IV under the standards of professional ethics, of the standards
of practice for electrologists, what is required for all electrologists? - ✔✔Participation in
appropriate continuing education activities (20 hours every 2 years)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What condition is categorized by frequent urination, excessive thirst, unexplained
weight loss, extreme hunger, vision changes, tingling of numbness in hands or feet, dry
skin, slow healing, and fatigue? - ✔✔Diabetes
✔✔What condition is categorized by blood glucose levels rising too high? -
✔✔Hyperglycemia
✔✔What is a skin condition that is categorized by dark, raised areas that develop in the
skin folds in areas like the neck, armpits, groin, and is more common in diabetics? -
✔✔Acanthosis Nigricans
✔✔What is the remnant of a small anagen hair which was left unepilated? -
✔✔Tombstone
✔✔What type of hair is associated or emanates from hair follicles? - ✔✔Straight
✔✔What are special cells that engulf damaged tissues and recycle the chemicals to
make new healthy tissue? - ✔✔Macrophages
,✔✔What type of hair is associated with or emanates from oval follicles? - ✔✔Wavy
✔✔What do you call the living cells that make up most ofthe live cells in the Spinosum
layer of the Epidermis? - ✔✔Prickle cells
✔✔What type of hair is associated with or emanates from flat follicles? - ✔✔Very curly
✔✔What is described as capillaries leaking plasma into an injured area? - ✔✔Swelling
and Edema
✔✔What is seen as black and blue marks under the skin after inserting the probe into a
follicle, mainly seen on eyebrows? - ✔✔Ecchymosis
✔✔What is another name for redness? - ✔✔Erythema
✔✔What can be caused by connecting the positive electrode to the probe instead of the
negative electrode? - ✔✔Tattooing
✔✔Where should electrolysis treatment be avoided during the last trimester (3 months)
of pregnancy? - ✔✔Arms and Abdomen
✔✔This is a sharply elevated, irregularly-shaped, progressively enlarging scar due to
the formation of
excessive amounts of collagen formation in the corium during connective tissue repair: -
✔✔Keloid
✔✔What type of hair typically responds very well to the blend method (much better than
galvanic or thermolysis)? - ✔✔Curly
✔✔What can be an excellent tool for helping the skin get back to normal after an
electrolysis treatment by
neutralizing the sodium hydroxide produced in the follicle? - ✔✔Cataphoresis
✔✔What is the effect of the negative pole on the skin? - ✔✔A.) Irritates nerves in the
skin
B.) Promotes redness (vasodilator)
C.) Softens tissue
D.) All of the above <--(correct answer)
✔✔What is defined as the flow of electrons along a conductor? - ✔✔Electricity
✔✔What are the other names for thermolysis? - ✔✔A.) Alternating Current
B) High frequency current
, C.) Shortwave/radio frequency
D.) All of the above <--- (correct)
✔✔What is a unit of electrical pressure? - ✔✔Volt
✔✔What is the unit of electrical strength? - ✔✔Ampere
✔✔What is the unit of electrical resistance? - ✔✔Ohm
✔✔What is the unit of power? - ✔✔Watt
✔✔What is one-thousandth of an ampere? - ✔✔Milliampere
✔✔What gland is located behind the bridge of the nose in the cranial cavity? -
✔✔Pituitary
✔✔When treating with thermolysis, what is the name for localized maximum heat
located only at the tip of the needle? - ✔✔Point effect
✔✔What type of needle is used for galvanic electrolysis? - ✔✔A.) Bulbous
B.) Straight
C.) Cylindrical
D.) All of the above <--- (correct)
✔✔What type of needle is used for thermolysis to achieve the best point effect? -
✔✔Tapered and Insulated
✔✔What is a chair type item, which allows the client to sit up or recline during
treatment? - ✔✔Hydraulic chair
✔✔Electrologists should provide accurate, current and relevant information which
enables the client to make decisions regarding treatment. Circle one: - ✔✔True
✔✔Client records and other personal information are considered privileged and
confidential unless disclosure is mandated by federal or state statute, by court process,
or consented by the client. Circle one: - ✔✔True
✔✔According to section IV under the standards of professional ethics, of the standards
of practice for electrologists, what is required for all electrologists? - ✔✔Participation in
appropriate continuing education activities (20 hours every 2 years)
