IBEC Electrolysis FL State Exam | Most Recent
Questions and Answers | 2026 Update | Exam
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• Sodium Hydroxide -✓✓ The negative pole produces:
• Sodium Hydroxide -✓✓ In galvanic electrolysis the chemical agent that destroys
hair is:
• Iatric Hirsutism -✓✓ Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications:
• To minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited (Chlorine and
Hydrochloric Acid) -✓✓ What is the reason for indifferent electrode to be bigger
than the needle in the use of galvanic electrolysis?
• Current density/Concentration of current -✓✓ What is determined by the surface
area of each electrode?
• PCOS/Stein-Leventhal Syndrome -✓✓ What disease is characterized by irregular
menstrual cycle, absent or irregular menses, hirsutism, multiple cysts on the
ovaries and infertility?
• Idiopathic Hirsutism -✓✓ Hirsutism with no identifiable cause is:
• Tear drop -✓✓ The shape of the heated area surrounding the high-frequency
needle is in the shape of:
,• High frequency and galvanic current -✓✓ The blend is achieved by using:
• Become more caustic -✓✓ Using the blend modality, the application of
thermolysis causes the lye to:
• Superfluous -✓✓ What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a person;s age and
sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable?
• Thyroxine (T4) -✓✓ What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps keep the
body's functions (metabolism) working at the correct pace?
• Early Anagen -✓✓ When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in
the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth?
• Terminal -✓✓ What types of hairs are deep, coarse, and usually pigmented?
• Vellus -✓✓ What type of hair is fine, short, and often called "peach fuzz"?
• Ferriman-Gallwey Score -✓✓ What is the method of grading or evaluating
hirsutism in women?
• Accelerated vellus hair -✓✓ If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper and
coarser, it is said to be a:
• Catagen -✓✓ In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin forming?
,• Dermis (not fibrous portion) -✓✓ In which of the following layers of the skin are
mast cells found?
• LH (luteinizing hormone) -✓✓ Which one of the following hormones will cause
hirsutism?
• Delayed healing time -✓✓ When treating a client with diabetes what is of the
greatest concern?
• Adrenal -✓✓ Which gland is most associated with hair growth?
• Edema -✓✓ The buildup of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is:
• Polycystic ovaries -✓✓ Which of the following is the most common cause of
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age?
• All of the above (Carotene, Blood vessels, Melanin) -✓✓ What contributes to the
color of the skin?
• Skin, hair, eyes -✓✓ Where do you find melanin?
• Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum -✓✓ In which layer of the skin is eleidin found?
• Spinosum -✓✓ What is the prickle cell layer of the skin?
• Dermis -✓✓ What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"?
, • Dark skin -✓✓ In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active?
• Papillary layer -✓✓ What is made up of elastic collagenous and reticular fibers?
• Meissner -✓✓ What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch?
• Merkel -✓✓ Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis?
• Ruffini -✓✓ Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat?
• Reticular -✓✓ Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers?
• Krause -✓✓ Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold?
• Pacinian -✓✓ Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure?
• A & B (Subcutaneous and Subcutis) -✓✓ Which layer is at the base of the dermis
and is composed of fatty or adipose tissue?
• Inner Root Sheath (IRS) -✓✓ What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle?
Questions and Answers | 2026 Update | Exam
Review Pack
• Sodium Hydroxide -✓✓ The negative pole produces:
• Sodium Hydroxide -✓✓ In galvanic electrolysis the chemical agent that destroys
hair is:
• Iatric Hirsutism -✓✓ Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications:
• To minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited (Chlorine and
Hydrochloric Acid) -✓✓ What is the reason for indifferent electrode to be bigger
than the needle in the use of galvanic electrolysis?
• Current density/Concentration of current -✓✓ What is determined by the surface
area of each electrode?
• PCOS/Stein-Leventhal Syndrome -✓✓ What disease is characterized by irregular
menstrual cycle, absent or irregular menses, hirsutism, multiple cysts on the
ovaries and infertility?
• Idiopathic Hirsutism -✓✓ Hirsutism with no identifiable cause is:
• Tear drop -✓✓ The shape of the heated area surrounding the high-frequency
needle is in the shape of:
,• High frequency and galvanic current -✓✓ The blend is achieved by using:
• Become more caustic -✓✓ Using the blend modality, the application of
thermolysis causes the lye to:
• Superfluous -✓✓ What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a person;s age and
sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable?
• Thyroxine (T4) -✓✓ What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps keep the
body's functions (metabolism) working at the correct pace?
• Early Anagen -✓✓ When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in
the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth?
• Terminal -✓✓ What types of hairs are deep, coarse, and usually pigmented?
• Vellus -✓✓ What type of hair is fine, short, and often called "peach fuzz"?
• Ferriman-Gallwey Score -✓✓ What is the method of grading or evaluating
hirsutism in women?
• Accelerated vellus hair -✓✓ If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper and
coarser, it is said to be a:
• Catagen -✓✓ In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin forming?
,• Dermis (not fibrous portion) -✓✓ In which of the following layers of the skin are
mast cells found?
• LH (luteinizing hormone) -✓✓ Which one of the following hormones will cause
hirsutism?
• Delayed healing time -✓✓ When treating a client with diabetes what is of the
greatest concern?
• Adrenal -✓✓ Which gland is most associated with hair growth?
• Edema -✓✓ The buildup of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is:
• Polycystic ovaries -✓✓ Which of the following is the most common cause of
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age?
• All of the above (Carotene, Blood vessels, Melanin) -✓✓ What contributes to the
color of the skin?
• Skin, hair, eyes -✓✓ Where do you find melanin?
• Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum -✓✓ In which layer of the skin is eleidin found?
• Spinosum -✓✓ What is the prickle cell layer of the skin?
• Dermis -✓✓ What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"?
, • Dark skin -✓✓ In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active?
• Papillary layer -✓✓ What is made up of elastic collagenous and reticular fibers?
• Meissner -✓✓ What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch?
• Merkel -✓✓ Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis?
• Ruffini -✓✓ Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat?
• Reticular -✓✓ Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers?
• Krause -✓✓ Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold?
• Pacinian -✓✓ Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure?
• A & B (Subcutaneous and Subcutis) -✓✓ Which layer is at the base of the dermis
and is composed of fatty or adipose tissue?
• Inner Root Sheath (IRS) -✓✓ What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle?
