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What does sensitivity during epilation depend upon? correct answers Location of nerves, depth
of the follicle
What is the definition of terminal hair? correct answers deep-rooted, coarse, pigmented hair
What is thermal diffusion? correct answers Heat-bridging, when heat in the tissue spreads out
and joins together creating more heat
Can be a sign of excessive current or current applied for too long or in too small an area
Which of the following forms the protective outer layer of the hair? correct answers Cuticle
How many layer does the epidermis contain? correct answers 5
What is sebum insulation? correct answers The sebum acts as an insulator to the epidermis from
the action of the high frequency or galvanic current
What is produced during the anagen phase of hair growth to give hair its colour? correct answers
Melanin
Which is the thickest layer of the hair? correct answers Cortex
Which of the following provides the main blood supply to the hair? correct answers The dermal
papilla
What key function does the erector pili muscle have? correct answers Assists the temperature
control
Which of the following is the primary site in the epidermis where mitosis occurs? correct
answers Stratum germination
What precautions should be taken if treated telogen hairs? correct answers Hairs in telogen
require very little current, special care must be taken to avoid burning the surface of the skin as
the hairs are often high in the follicle.
What is the critical level? correct answers Located in the bulb of the hair, this is where cells
differentiate to become either the inner root sheath or the hair
In what stage of growth would a clubbed hair usually be found? correct answers Catagen
Which of the following is considered to be the resting stage of the hair cycle? correct answers
Telogen
In what layer of the hair are the cells translucent? correct answers Cuticle
What does sensitivity during epilation depend upon? correct answers Location of nerves, depth
of the follicle
What is the definition of terminal hair? correct answers deep-rooted, coarse, pigmented hair
What is thermal diffusion? correct answers Heat-bridging, when heat in the tissue spreads out
and joins together creating more heat
Can be a sign of excessive current or current applied for too long or in too small an area
Which of the following forms the protective outer layer of the hair? correct answers Cuticle
How many layer does the epidermis contain? correct answers 5
What is sebum insulation? correct answers The sebum acts as an insulator to the epidermis from
the action of the high frequency or galvanic current
What is produced during the anagen phase of hair growth to give hair its colour? correct answers
Melanin
Which is the thickest layer of the hair? correct answers Cortex
Which of the following provides the main blood supply to the hair? correct answers The dermal
papilla
What key function does the erector pili muscle have? correct answers Assists the temperature
control
Which of the following is the primary site in the epidermis where mitosis occurs? correct
answers Stratum germination
What precautions should be taken if treated telogen hairs? correct answers Hairs in telogen
require very little current, special care must be taken to avoid burning the surface of the skin as
the hairs are often high in the follicle.
What is the critical level? correct answers Located in the bulb of the hair, this is where cells
differentiate to become either the inner root sheath or the hair
In what stage of growth would a clubbed hair usually be found? correct answers Catagen
Which of the following is considered to be the resting stage of the hair cycle? correct answers
Telogen
In what layer of the hair are the cells translucent? correct answers Cuticle
