Electrolysis & Laser Midterm/IBEC
Review Questions & Answers
Current that does not have consistent voltage or polarity is...? Correct Ans-Alternating
Current
The flow of electrons in the same direction even and constant is: Correct Ans-Direct Current
Short Wave is more successful on curly pr kinky hair when the hair is in the: Correct Ans-
Early Anagen
Always expect to insert deeper when entering a follicle contains a: Correct Ans-Terminal
Gray Hair
To effectively treat patients with dark skin with a Nd:YAG you need: Correct Ans-Longer
Wavelengths and Longer Pulse width
There is a higher risk of collateral damage to the skin with a: Correct Ans-Shorter
Wavelength
The first person to describe the use of galvanic electrolysis for the treat of unwanted hair is:
Correct Ans-Dr. Charles Michel
,Indifferent electrode rash is contributed to by: Correct Ans-Hydrochloric Acid and Chlorine
Gas
The phenomenon that describes high frequency current being most intense at points on a
conductor is called: Correct Ans-Point effect
The phenomenon that allows electrologist to perform thermolysis and or use a grounding wire
or indifferent electrode is: Correct Ans-Capacitive Return
Which area of the body is more susceptible to pitted scarring/ Correct Ans-Face
An important factor in the use of the blend is: Correct Ans-Correctly proportioned
relationship between currents
When preparing for treatment it is safer to select a needle that is: Correct Ans-Too Long
The greatest feature of the bulbous needle is that it allows the operator to feel: Correct Ans-
Follicle bottom
Which of the following is not a term to describe the second layer of the skin: Correct Ans-
Epithelium
Which is not an appendage of the skin Correct Ans-Capillaries
, True or False: If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper and coarser, it is said to be club hair.
Correct Ans-False; accelerated vellus hair
Which of the glands throw off waste and regulate body temperature? Correct Ans-
Sudoriferous Glands
Name the five layers of the epidermis in order from inner to outer: Correct Ans-Basel,
spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum
What layer of the epidermis contains the Langerhans cells that act as macrophages? Correct
Ans-Stratum Spinosum
Two or more hairs sharing a follicle are known as: Correct Ans-Pili-multigemini
Mitotic cells in the hair begin their growth activity in the : Correct Ans-Matrix
At what stage of hair growth does the hair separate from the papilla? Correct Ans-catagen
Where does vellus hair begin its growth? Correct Ans-Lobe of the sebaceous gland
Review Questions & Answers
Current that does not have consistent voltage or polarity is...? Correct Ans-Alternating
Current
The flow of electrons in the same direction even and constant is: Correct Ans-Direct Current
Short Wave is more successful on curly pr kinky hair when the hair is in the: Correct Ans-
Early Anagen
Always expect to insert deeper when entering a follicle contains a: Correct Ans-Terminal
Gray Hair
To effectively treat patients with dark skin with a Nd:YAG you need: Correct Ans-Longer
Wavelengths and Longer Pulse width
There is a higher risk of collateral damage to the skin with a: Correct Ans-Shorter
Wavelength
The first person to describe the use of galvanic electrolysis for the treat of unwanted hair is:
Correct Ans-Dr. Charles Michel
,Indifferent electrode rash is contributed to by: Correct Ans-Hydrochloric Acid and Chlorine
Gas
The phenomenon that describes high frequency current being most intense at points on a
conductor is called: Correct Ans-Point effect
The phenomenon that allows electrologist to perform thermolysis and or use a grounding wire
or indifferent electrode is: Correct Ans-Capacitive Return
Which area of the body is more susceptible to pitted scarring/ Correct Ans-Face
An important factor in the use of the blend is: Correct Ans-Correctly proportioned
relationship between currents
When preparing for treatment it is safer to select a needle that is: Correct Ans-Too Long
The greatest feature of the bulbous needle is that it allows the operator to feel: Correct Ans-
Follicle bottom
Which of the following is not a term to describe the second layer of the skin: Correct Ans-
Epithelium
Which is not an appendage of the skin Correct Ans-Capillaries
, True or False: If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper and coarser, it is said to be club hair.
Correct Ans-False; accelerated vellus hair
Which of the glands throw off waste and regulate body temperature? Correct Ans-
Sudoriferous Glands
Name the five layers of the epidermis in order from inner to outer: Correct Ans-Basel,
spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum
What layer of the epidermis contains the Langerhans cells that act as macrophages? Correct
Ans-Stratum Spinosum
Two or more hairs sharing a follicle are known as: Correct Ans-Pili-multigemini
Mitotic cells in the hair begin their growth activity in the : Correct Ans-Matrix
At what stage of hair growth does the hair separate from the papilla? Correct Ans-catagen
Where does vellus hair begin its growth? Correct Ans-Lobe of the sebaceous gland
