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1. Pheomelanin is responsible for which hair colours? - ANS ✓Blonde +
Red
2. What is the most common form of skin cancer? - ANS ✓Squamous cell
carcinoma
3. What is a device that contains highly resistant bacterial spores and is
used to test the sterilization procedure? - ANS ✓Biological indicator
4. What is a truly distorted follicle produced by remnants of an almost,
but not quite destroyed follicle? - ANS ✓Corkscrew
5. What are the two functions of blood vessels? - ANS ✓Nutrition and
temperature regulation
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6. What connects the papillary and reticular layers? - ANS ✓Papillae
7. The skin synthesizes which vitamin? - ANS ✓Vitamin D
8. If a client with type VI skin and you do a spot test, then you must wait
a minimum of ow many days? - ANS ✓2 days
9. Once a vellus hair is changed to a terminal hair, when will it be vellus
again? - ANS ✓Never
10. Eumelanin is responsible for which hair colors? - ANS ✓Black
and brown
11. The laser system which is considered to be incapable of
producing damaging radiation levels during normal operation is
classified as: - ANS ✓Class 1
12. What is used as an androgen suppressor, but cannot kill or thin
hair that is already present? - ANS ✓Spironolactone
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13. The main factors that influence the Fitzpatrick skin type are: -
ANS ✓Tanning habits
14. Which type of needle is not suitable for galvanic electrolysis? -
ANS ✓Tapered
15. How long is the desquamation process? - ANS ✓28 days
16. When performing laser/IPL or electrolysis hair removal, the
first rule should always be, when in doubt: - ANS ✓Do not treat
17. In laser/IPL hair removal the most effective chromophore will
be: - ANS ✓Melanin
18. Describe terminal hair: - ANS ✓Longer, coarser, pigmented hair
on scalp, legs or arms
19. What are the 4 steps for laser light production from start to
finish? - ANS ✓1. Pumping
2. Absorption
3. Spontaneous Emission
4.Stimulated emission
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20. What is the name for the greatest concentration of heat around
the needle tip? - ANS ✓Point Effect
21. What affects the production of vellus and terminal hair? - ANS
✓- Age
- Genetics
- Health
- Puberty
22. What is a device that produces a narrow and powerful beam of
light called? - ANS ✓Laser
23. Which gland lies buried deep in the cranial cavity behind the
bridge of the nose? - ANS ✓Pituitary Gland
24. The wavelength of the laser light is determined by: - ANS
✓Lasing medium
25. The components of the eye most vulnerable to laser damage
are: - ANS ✓Cornea, retina, lens
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IBEC ELECTROLOGY State Board
Exam 2Questions And Verified
Answers A+ 2025
1. Pheomelanin is responsible for which hair colours? - ANS ✓Blonde +
Red
2. What is the most common form of skin cancer? - ANS ✓Squamous cell
carcinoma
3. What is a device that contains highly resistant bacterial spores and is
used to test the sterilization procedure? - ANS ✓Biological indicator
4. What is a truly distorted follicle produced by remnants of an almost,
but not quite destroyed follicle? - ANS ✓Corkscrew
5. What are the two functions of blood vessels? - ANS ✓Nutrition and
temperature regulation
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6. What connects the papillary and reticular layers? - ANS ✓Papillae
7. The skin synthesizes which vitamin? - ANS ✓Vitamin D
8. If a client with type VI skin and you do a spot test, then you must wait
a minimum of ow many days? - ANS ✓2 days
9. Once a vellus hair is changed to a terminal hair, when will it be vellus
again? - ANS ✓Never
10. Eumelanin is responsible for which hair colors? - ANS ✓Black
and brown
11. The laser system which is considered to be incapable of
producing damaging radiation levels during normal operation is
classified as: - ANS ✓Class 1
12. What is used as an androgen suppressor, but cannot kill or thin
hair that is already present? - ANS ✓Spironolactone
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13. The main factors that influence the Fitzpatrick skin type are: -
ANS ✓Tanning habits
14. Which type of needle is not suitable for galvanic electrolysis? -
ANS ✓Tapered
15. How long is the desquamation process? - ANS ✓28 days
16. When performing laser/IPL or electrolysis hair removal, the
first rule should always be, when in doubt: - ANS ✓Do not treat
17. In laser/IPL hair removal the most effective chromophore will
be: - ANS ✓Melanin
18. Describe terminal hair: - ANS ✓Longer, coarser, pigmented hair
on scalp, legs or arms
19. What are the 4 steps for laser light production from start to
finish? - ANS ✓1. Pumping
2. Absorption
3. Spontaneous Emission
4.Stimulated emission
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20. What is the name for the greatest concentration of heat around
the needle tip? - ANS ✓Point Effect
21. What affects the production of vellus and terminal hair? - ANS
✓- Age
- Genetics
- Health
- Puberty
22. What is a device that produces a narrow and powerful beam of
light called? - ANS ✓Laser
23. Which gland lies buried deep in the cranial cavity behind the
bridge of the nose? - ANS ✓Pituitary Gland
24. The wavelength of the laser light is determined by: - ANS
✓Lasing medium
25. The components of the eye most vulnerable to laser damage
are: - ANS ✓Cornea, retina, lens
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