IBEC Electrolysis & Laser State Test With
Correct Answers
What is anaphoresis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the
skin- used in galvanic current
Can electrologists use anaphoresis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No, electrologists are not allowed to use
anaphoresis
What is the skin type that need test spots? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Fitzpatrick 3+4
What should be the biggest concern for a client with darker skin? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Erythema,
Edema, Blanching, Keloid
What is Cushing Syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔hypercortisolism; caused by either excess steroid
use,ectopic A.C.T.H.
What should you do if epilator stops working? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔turn epilator off and unplug it.
What causes hair changes in woman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Ovaries and Adrenal imbalances
Type 1 Diabetes is insulin _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔dependent
,Type 2 Diabetes is insulin_____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔resistant
What is psuedofolliculitis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔cutaneous, inflammatory disorder of the hair follicle
Where do living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hair bulb
Who gets gestational diabetes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔pregnant women
Smaller needles are _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔hotter
Heat pattern is _____ shaped - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔pear/tear drop
Where in the skin does mitosis occur? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Basal Layer/stratum basale
Temperature for washing hands? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Warm Water
What is a biological indicator and what does it do - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the most accepted means of
monitoring sterilization; The biological indicator only tells you if the target temperature was reached
Water becomes a chromophore at? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔900nm
Names for thermolysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and
radio frequency, flash, diathermy
Names for Electrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Galvanic, Multiple Needle,Direct current
, Can you use DC and AC at the same time? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Yes, if you are using the Blend
What are the different types of epidermal cooling? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Air Cooling; Cryogen;
Contact Cooling; Gel cooling
What is contact cooling? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a device that is a combination of a cooling pad
associated with a vacuum or mechanical massager intended for the disruption of adipocyte cells
What is air cooling? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔reducing the temperature of the skin (with cool air)numbs
it, and numb skin has fewer active pain receptors.
What modality is good for coarse hair? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Electrolysis
What is made in the positive pole? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hydrochloric Acid; HCl; Chlorine gas
What is made in the negative pole - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Sodium Hydroxide; NaOH;Hydrogen gas
In the Blend lye becomes more ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔caustic
What is an oscillator? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a device used to turn a very, very low frequency current
into High Frequency
What is the top layer of skin called? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔stratum corneum
The needle size is dependent on? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The diameter of the hair follicle
What is an antiseptic? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A solution or agent for eliminating bacteria on the skin
Correct Answers
What is anaphoresis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the
skin- used in galvanic current
Can electrologists use anaphoresis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No, electrologists are not allowed to use
anaphoresis
What is the skin type that need test spots? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Fitzpatrick 3+4
What should be the biggest concern for a client with darker skin? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Erythema,
Edema, Blanching, Keloid
What is Cushing Syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔hypercortisolism; caused by either excess steroid
use,ectopic A.C.T.H.
What should you do if epilator stops working? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔turn epilator off and unplug it.
What causes hair changes in woman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Ovaries and Adrenal imbalances
Type 1 Diabetes is insulin _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔dependent
,Type 2 Diabetes is insulin_____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔resistant
What is psuedofolliculitis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔cutaneous, inflammatory disorder of the hair follicle
Where do living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hair bulb
Who gets gestational diabetes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔pregnant women
Smaller needles are _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔hotter
Heat pattern is _____ shaped - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔pear/tear drop
Where in the skin does mitosis occur? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Basal Layer/stratum basale
Temperature for washing hands? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Warm Water
What is a biological indicator and what does it do - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the most accepted means of
monitoring sterilization; The biological indicator only tells you if the target temperature was reached
Water becomes a chromophore at? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔900nm
Names for thermolysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and
radio frequency, flash, diathermy
Names for Electrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Galvanic, Multiple Needle,Direct current
, Can you use DC and AC at the same time? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Yes, if you are using the Blend
What are the different types of epidermal cooling? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Air Cooling; Cryogen;
Contact Cooling; Gel cooling
What is contact cooling? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a device that is a combination of a cooling pad
associated with a vacuum or mechanical massager intended for the disruption of adipocyte cells
What is air cooling? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔reducing the temperature of the skin (with cool air)numbs
it, and numb skin has fewer active pain receptors.
What modality is good for coarse hair? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Electrolysis
What is made in the positive pole? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hydrochloric Acid; HCl; Chlorine gas
What is made in the negative pole - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Sodium Hydroxide; NaOH;Hydrogen gas
In the Blend lye becomes more ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔caustic
What is an oscillator? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a device used to turn a very, very low frequency current
into High Frequency
What is the top layer of skin called? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔stratum corneum
The needle size is dependent on? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The diameter of the hair follicle
What is an antiseptic? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A solution or agent for eliminating bacteria on the skin
