ELECTROLYSIS TESTS 2026 REVISION NOTES
AND STRUCTURED ELECTROLYSIS THEORY
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Melanocytes are produced in which layer of the skin? Answer:
Stratum Basal Layer
◉ What is the overcast(highest) layer of skin? Answer: stratum
corneum
◉ Straight hair comes from which shape follicle? Answer: round
follicles
◉ How is hair depth measured ? Answer: The distance from the
surface of the epidermis to the bottom of the hair bulb
◉ Which endocrine gland is linked to sweating? Answer: Adrenal
glands
◉ A macule is what type of lesion? Answer: Primary lesion
◉ What do sudoriferous glands secrete? Answer: sweat
,◉ Is the sebaceous gland located near the hair bulb? Answer: no
◉ What is at the base of the hair bulb? Answer: dermal papilla
◉ Amino acid in melanocytes that produces melanin? Answer:
tyrosine
◉ Which layer does skin receive its elasticity from? Answer:
papillary layer
◉ Are sudoriferous glands part of the philosebaceaous unit?
Answer: no
◉ What hormone does a suberiforus glands secrete? Answer:
apocrine - pheromones
◉ Can you list all the appendages of the skin? Answer: nerves, blood
vessels, lymph
◉ Where do lymphocytes bring all the waste to be filtered? Answer:
lymph nodes
, ◉ What is the purpose of the arrestor pili muscle? Answer: Helps
trap heat in order to maintain heat regulation in the body
◉ What is produced by the sebaceous glands? Answer: sebum
◉ What are cosmoeceuticals? Answer: Higher grade products
usually sold in medical spas or by a licensed professionals but you
do not need a prescription for
◉ Do you need a prescription for pharmaceuticals? Answer: yes
◉ does the hormone "growth hormone" which is secreted by the
anterior pituitary gland affect hair growth? Answer: no
◉ Which skin cancer is the most fatal but least common? Answer:
malignant melanoma
◉ The philosebaceous unit contains what? Answer: hair follicle and
its appendages
◉ What could produce the androgens in a women? Answer: adrenal
and ovaries
◉ Is a lymph node an appendage of the skin? Answer: no
AND STRUCTURED ELECTROLYSIS THEORY
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Melanocytes are produced in which layer of the skin? Answer:
Stratum Basal Layer
◉ What is the overcast(highest) layer of skin? Answer: stratum
corneum
◉ Straight hair comes from which shape follicle? Answer: round
follicles
◉ How is hair depth measured ? Answer: The distance from the
surface of the epidermis to the bottom of the hair bulb
◉ Which endocrine gland is linked to sweating? Answer: Adrenal
glands
◉ A macule is what type of lesion? Answer: Primary lesion
◉ What do sudoriferous glands secrete? Answer: sweat
,◉ Is the sebaceous gland located near the hair bulb? Answer: no
◉ What is at the base of the hair bulb? Answer: dermal papilla
◉ Amino acid in melanocytes that produces melanin? Answer:
tyrosine
◉ Which layer does skin receive its elasticity from? Answer:
papillary layer
◉ Are sudoriferous glands part of the philosebaceaous unit?
Answer: no
◉ What hormone does a suberiforus glands secrete? Answer:
apocrine - pheromones
◉ Can you list all the appendages of the skin? Answer: nerves, blood
vessels, lymph
◉ Where do lymphocytes bring all the waste to be filtered? Answer:
lymph nodes
, ◉ What is the purpose of the arrestor pili muscle? Answer: Helps
trap heat in order to maintain heat regulation in the body
◉ What is produced by the sebaceous glands? Answer: sebum
◉ What are cosmoeceuticals? Answer: Higher grade products
usually sold in medical spas or by a licensed professionals but you
do not need a prescription for
◉ Do you need a prescription for pharmaceuticals? Answer: yes
◉ does the hormone "growth hormone" which is secreted by the
anterior pituitary gland affect hair growth? Answer: no
◉ Which skin cancer is the most fatal but least common? Answer:
malignant melanoma
◉ The philosebaceous unit contains what? Answer: hair follicle and
its appendages
◉ What could produce the androgens in a women? Answer: adrenal
and ovaries
◉ Is a lymph node an appendage of the skin? Answer: no
