TEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLUTIONS
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◉ What procedure is the diode laser most effective for? Answer: Laser
Hair Removal
◉ What is a Q-Switch laser used for? Answer: Tattoo removal
◉ What does the laser active medium produce when it is stimulated?
Answer: Photons
◉ In esthetic practices,what are the most commonly used wavelengths
of the electromagnetic spectrum? Answer: Visible light, infrared
◉ What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum can humans see?
Answer: visible light
◉ What is electromagnetic radiation? Answer: Waves of electrons
◉ What do photons transmit? Answer: Light
, ◉ What does LASER stand for? Answer: light amplification by
stimulated emission of radiation
◉ What produces light, heat, chemical and magnetic changes? Answer:
electricity
◉ The range of all the wavelengths that can be produced by radiation
energy is called? Answer: Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS)
◉ What type of light has the shortest wavelength? Answer: Ultraviolet
(UV)
◉ What are three characteristics of laser light? Answer: Monochromatic,
Directional/Collimated, Coherent
◉ When laser light reaches a target it is absorbed and then converted
into? Answer: Heat
◉ Heat energy is the movement of? Answer: Electrons
◉ What are tiny blood vessels that cause red lines or patterns on the
skin? Answer: Telangiectasias