Electrolysis & Laser Comprehensive Final Exam Review with Verified Answers and Key Concepts (Updated 2025–2026)

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Final Exam Review with Verified
Answers and Key Concepts (Updated
2025–2026)

What is the proper term for fetal hair? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Lunugo
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Melanocytes are produced in which layer of the skin? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Stratum Basal Layer
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What is the overcast(highest) layer of skin? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔stratum corneum
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Straight hair comes from which shape follicle? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔round follicles
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How is hair depth measured ? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The distance from the surface of the epidermis to the
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bottom of the hair bulb
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Which endocrine gland is linked to sweating? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Adrenal glands
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A macule is what type of lesion? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Primary lesion
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,What do sudoriferous glands secrete? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔sweat
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Is the sebaceous gland located near the hair bulb? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔no
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What is at the base of the hair bulb? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔dermal papilla
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Amino acid in melanocytes that produces melanin? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔tyrosine
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Which layer does skin receive its elasticity from? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔papillary layer
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Are sudoriferous glands part of the philosebaceaous unit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔no
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What hormone does a suberiforus glands secrete? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔apocrine - pheromones
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Can you list all the appendages of the skin? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔nerves, blood vessels, lymph
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Where do lymphocytes bring all the waste to be filtered? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔lymph nodes
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What is the purpose of the arrestor pili muscle? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Helps trap heat in order to maintain
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heat regulation in the body
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What is produced by the sebaceous glands? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔sebum
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What are cosmoeceuticals? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Higher grade products usually sold in medical spas or by a
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licensed professionals but you do not need a prescription for
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, Do you need a prescription for pharmaceuticals? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔yes
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does the hormone "growth hormone" which is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland affect hair growth? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔no
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Which skin cancer is the most fatal but least common? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔malignant melanoma
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The philosebaceous unit contains what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔hair follicle and its appendages
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What could produce the androgens in a women? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔adrenal and ovaries
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Is a lymph node an appendage of the skin? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔no
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What are the side affects of dermabrasion? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation,
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milia
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Does growth hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland cause unwanted hair growth? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔no
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What type of disinfection can kill come but not all bacterial spores? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔high-level
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disinfectant
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What is the best way to clean the skin for electrolysis ? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔antiseptic
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How does a virus reproduce? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔invade a host cell
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What is the category of disinfectant is needed for the epilator cord? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔non-crital
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