IBEC ELECTROLOGY STATE BOARD
PRACTICE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is another name for Thermolysis? - ANS - Alternating current
- High Frequency
-Short Wave
-Radio frequency
Retin-A may be best used as a _________________________ agent to delay aging. -
ANS Preventative
Where does herpes emerge from? - ANS Nerve tissue below the skin
What are the functions of the skin? - ANS -Protection
-Heat regulation
-Excretion
-Secretion
-Absorption
-Sensation
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-Synthesis of Vitamin D
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, What is a progressively large scar, due to the formation of excessive amounts of collagen during
connective tissue repair is called: - ANS Keloid
What is an excellent tool for helping the skin get back to normal after performing a treatment?
- ANS Cataphoresis
What are the two types of laser hazards? - ANS 1. Laser beam hazards
2. Laser non-beam hazards
The skin has a built in protective aid known as: - ANS Acid Mantle
What is the Malpighian Layer? - ANS The stratum mucosum and stratum germinativum
combined
What are the three layers of hair from outermost to innermost layer? - ANS 1.Cuticle
2. Cortex
3. Medulla
What is a living cell that makes up most of living cells of the epidermis in the spinosum layer? -
ANS Prickle cells
What are special cells that engulf damaged tissues and recycle the chemicals to make new
healthy tissue? - ANS Macrophages
Where does type 2 herpes usually occur? - ANS Below the waist
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, Hair removal lasers were approved "permanent hair reductions" in the U.S. by the FDA in: -
ANS 1997
What is a remnant of a small anagen hair which was left unepilated in a treated follicle called? -
ANS Tombstone
What condition occurs when blood glucose levels rise too high? - ANS Hyperglycemia
What is the most common treatment for warts? - ANS Cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen)
What condition occurs when blood glucose levels drop too low? - ANS Hypoglycemia
What does subcutaneous fat help with? - ANS -Insulate the body
-Cushions deep tissue
- Serve as food reserve
A common end point seen after a laser/IPL hair removal treatment is: - ANS Perifollicular
edema / erythema (PFE)
What are the 3 layers of the horny zone? - ANS 1. Corneum
2. Lucidum
3.Granulosum
What does a laser beam hazard include? - ANS Eye + Skin burn
The stratum lucidum is only present in: - ANS Palms of hands and soles of feet
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PRACTICE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is another name for Thermolysis? - ANS - Alternating current
- High Frequency
-Short Wave
-Radio frequency
Retin-A may be best used as a _________________________ agent to delay aging. -
ANS Preventative
Where does herpes emerge from? - ANS Nerve tissue below the skin
What are the functions of the skin? - ANS -Protection
-Heat regulation
-Excretion
-Secretion
-Absorption
-Sensation
1
Page
-Synthesis of Vitamin D
@COPYRIGHT @THEBRIGHT 2025/2026
, What is a progressively large scar, due to the formation of excessive amounts of collagen during
connective tissue repair is called: - ANS Keloid
What is an excellent tool for helping the skin get back to normal after performing a treatment?
- ANS Cataphoresis
What are the two types of laser hazards? - ANS 1. Laser beam hazards
2. Laser non-beam hazards
The skin has a built in protective aid known as: - ANS Acid Mantle
What is the Malpighian Layer? - ANS The stratum mucosum and stratum germinativum
combined
What are the three layers of hair from outermost to innermost layer? - ANS 1.Cuticle
2. Cortex
3. Medulla
What is a living cell that makes up most of living cells of the epidermis in the spinosum layer? -
ANS Prickle cells
What are special cells that engulf damaged tissues and recycle the chemicals to make new
healthy tissue? - ANS Macrophages
Where does type 2 herpes usually occur? - ANS Below the waist
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Page
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, Hair removal lasers were approved "permanent hair reductions" in the U.S. by the FDA in: -
ANS 1997
What is a remnant of a small anagen hair which was left unepilated in a treated follicle called? -
ANS Tombstone
What condition occurs when blood glucose levels rise too high? - ANS Hyperglycemia
What is the most common treatment for warts? - ANS Cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen)
What condition occurs when blood glucose levels drop too low? - ANS Hypoglycemia
What does subcutaneous fat help with? - ANS -Insulate the body
-Cushions deep tissue
- Serve as food reserve
A common end point seen after a laser/IPL hair removal treatment is: - ANS Perifollicular
edema / erythema (PFE)
What are the 3 layers of the horny zone? - ANS 1. Corneum
2. Lucidum
3.Granulosum
What does a laser beam hazard include? - ANS Eye + Skin burn
The stratum lucidum is only present in: - ANS Palms of hands and soles of feet
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