Your 2025 IBEC State Test Success Starts Here –
Complete Exam Prep
1. What is Stress?: accelerated heart beat; secretion of adrenaline and noradren-
aline
(Adrenal Medulla)
2. What does the parasympathetic nervous system do?: Rest & Re pose (Peace-
ful). Ex. heart rate, pupils dilating, breathing
3. What does the sympathetic nervous system do?: Fight or Flig ht. Controls
body's unconscious functions.
4. What is pain threshold?: degree of pain sensation beyond which t he intensity of
pain becomes consciously uncomfortable or intolerable. (You should work as close
to pain threshold as possible).
5. What is pain?: sensation, intense enough to induce emotional react ion, accom-
panied by an attempt to withdraw from the stimulant.
6. what can cause more pain during a laser/electrolysis treatmen t?: client con-
suming caffeine, benzedrine, & or nicotine
7. How big should the treatment area be when you perform elec trolysis?: a
quarter size
8. What is the Axon?: conducts impulses from the cell body to other cells; moves
impulses AWAY from the cell body
,9. What is the Synapse?: gaps of spaces; exist between terminal branches, den-
drites and between axons. Contains a liquid = neurotransmitter = acety lcholine
,10. What is the lymphatic system?: part of the immune system. Protec ts against
infection. Sifts out impurities in the body.
11. Vena Cava: in the right atrium - RA = largest vein in body
12. What vital role does the skin play?: maintaining body's temper ature and
homeostasis.
(IBEC pg. 14)
13. Basal Zone: live layer of dividing cells that continuously change and push
upward.
(IBEC pg. 16)
14. Fiber made of protein that gives the skin its form and strength: Collegenous
(IBEC pg. 16)
15. Small cone-shaped indentation at the base of the hair follicle that fits into
the hair bulb; also called the hair papilla: Dermal Papilla
(IBEC pg. 16)
16. the act of exfoliating dead skin cells: Desquamation
(IBEC pg. 16)
17. products that fall between the categories of pharmaceuticals and cos-
metics and that generally have a higher level of absorption than standard
cosmetics: Cosmeceuticals
(IBEC pg. 16)
18. What is connective tissue in animal bodies that contains fat ?: Adipose
Tissue
(IBEC pg. 16)
19. 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)
, 20. What is the horny zone?: the outermost portion of the epidermis. Stratum
Corneum
(IBEC pg. 17)
21. 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)
22. What is the protein found in the skin that helps guard against invasion?: -
Keratin
(IBEC pg. 17)
23. What is the colorless, watery fluid that circulates through the ly mphatic
system; similar in composition to blood plasma?: Lymph
(IBEC pg. 17)
24. A skin layer made of the stratum mucosum and the stratum germinativum-
: Malpighian
25. What are nerve endings in the skin that are sensitive to touch?: Meissner's
Corpuscles
26. Chemicals produced by humans and other animals that, wh en secreted,
influence other members of the same species.: Pheromones
(IBEC pg. 18)
27. A deep layer of dermis; composed of dense bundles of collagen fiber;
contains vessels, glands, nerve endings, and follicles: Reticular L ayer
(IBEC pg. 18)
28. Cone-shaped, finger-like projections that protrude into the epidermis: -
Papillae
29. What are dendritic cells in the epidermis that have an immu nologic func-
tion?: Langerhans Cells
(IBEC pg. 19)
30. The dermal-epidermal junction: the basement membrane zone (BMZ). Lami-
na lucida, basal lamina, anchoring fibrils
Complete Exam Prep
1. What is Stress?: accelerated heart beat; secretion of adrenaline and noradren-
aline
(Adrenal Medulla)
2. What does the parasympathetic nervous system do?: Rest & Re pose (Peace-
ful). Ex. heart rate, pupils dilating, breathing
3. What does the sympathetic nervous system do?: Fight or Flig ht. Controls
body's unconscious functions.
4. What is pain threshold?: degree of pain sensation beyond which t he intensity of
pain becomes consciously uncomfortable or intolerable. (You should work as close
to pain threshold as possible).
5. What is pain?: sensation, intense enough to induce emotional react ion, accom-
panied by an attempt to withdraw from the stimulant.
6. what can cause more pain during a laser/electrolysis treatmen t?: client con-
suming caffeine, benzedrine, & or nicotine
7. How big should the treatment area be when you perform elec trolysis?: a
quarter size
8. What is the Axon?: conducts impulses from the cell body to other cells; moves
impulses AWAY from the cell body
,9. What is the Synapse?: gaps of spaces; exist between terminal branches, den-
drites and between axons. Contains a liquid = neurotransmitter = acety lcholine
,10. What is the lymphatic system?: part of the immune system. Protec ts against
infection. Sifts out impurities in the body.
11. Vena Cava: in the right atrium - RA = largest vein in body
12. What vital role does the skin play?: maintaining body's temper ature and
homeostasis.
(IBEC pg. 14)
13. Basal Zone: live layer of dividing cells that continuously change and push
upward.
(IBEC pg. 16)
14. Fiber made of protein that gives the skin its form and strength: Collegenous
(IBEC pg. 16)
15. Small cone-shaped indentation at the base of the hair follicle that fits into
the hair bulb; also called the hair papilla: Dermal Papilla
(IBEC pg. 16)
16. the act of exfoliating dead skin cells: Desquamation
(IBEC pg. 16)
17. products that fall between the categories of pharmaceuticals and cos-
metics and that generally have a higher level of absorption than standard
cosmetics: Cosmeceuticals
(IBEC pg. 16)
18. What is connective tissue in animal bodies that contains fat ?: Adipose
Tissue
(IBEC pg. 16)
19. 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)
, 20. What is the horny zone?: the outermost portion of the epidermis. Stratum
Corneum
(IBEC pg. 17)
21. 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)
22. What is the protein found in the skin that helps guard against invasion?: -
Keratin
(IBEC pg. 17)
23. What is the colorless, watery fluid that circulates through the ly mphatic
system; similar in composition to blood plasma?: Lymph
(IBEC pg. 17)
24. A skin layer made of the stratum mucosum and the stratum germinativum-
: Malpighian
25. What are nerve endings in the skin that are sensitive to touch?: Meissner's
Corpuscles
26. Chemicals produced by humans and other animals that, wh en secreted,
influence other members of the same species.: Pheromones
(IBEC pg. 18)
27. A deep layer of dermis; composed of dense bundles of collagen fiber;
contains vessels, glands, nerve endings, and follicles: Reticular L ayer
(IBEC pg. 18)
28. Cone-shaped, finger-like projections that protrude into the epidermis: -
Papillae
29. What are dendritic cells in the epidermis that have an immu nologic func-
tion?: Langerhans Cells
(IBEC pg. 19)
30. The dermal-epidermal junction: the basement membrane zone (BMZ). Lami-
na lucida, basal lamina, anchoring fibrils
