IBEC STATE BOARD PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Polycystic ovaries - Answer-Which of the following is the most common cause
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age
Carotene, blood vessels and melanin - Answer-What contributes to the color of the
skin
Skin, hair, eyes - Answer-Where do you find melanin
Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum - Answer-In which layer of the skin is eleidin found
Spinosum - Answer-What is the prickle cell layer of the skin
Dermis - Answer-What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"
Dark skin - Answer-In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active
Papillary layer - Answer-What is made up of elastic in reticular fibers
Meissner - Answer-What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch
Merkel - Answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis
Ruffini - Answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat
Reticular - Answer-Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers
Krause - Answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold
Pacinian - Answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure
Subcutaneous and subcutis - Answer-Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is
composed of fatty adipose tissue
inner root sheath (IRS) - Answer-What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle
Apocrine glands - Answer-What type of gland is located in the genital an axillae
areas and usually the "smelly ones"
,Under arm - Answer-In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the
largest
Sebaceous gland - Answer-In which gland is the vellus hair originate
Sebum - Answer-What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the
skin
Late anagen - Answer-In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist to
epilate
Arrector pili - Answer-What is an appendage to the hair follicle that is attached
midway between the bulb in the sebaceous gland (gives goosebumps or makes hair
stand up)
Lanugo - Answer-What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls a few weeks after
birth
Heat regulation and sensation. Excretion secretion and vitamin D synthesis.
Protection absorption excretion - Answer-What are the functions of the skin
Langerhans cells - Answer-What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
Cortex - Answer-Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin
Medulla, cortex, cuticle - Answer-Name the layers of the hair from the inside out
Legs - Answer-On which part of the body do you find the most red dots after
electrolysis
Electrolysis - Answer-What is the only permanent hair removal procedure
Never - Answer-At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair
Herpes type 1, herpes type 2 and warts - Answer-What type of contagious outbreaks
should not be treated with electrolysis during outbreak
Verruca - Answer-What is another name for wart
herpes type 1 - Answer-Which form of herpes generally causes sores or fever
blisters from the waist up, specifically around the mouth (should not be treated
during outbreak)
Herpes type 2 - Answer-Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the
waist down you should be sexually transmitted (should not be treated during
outbreak)
Isotretinoin - Answer-What is another name for Accutane
, 3 months - Answer-What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis
treatment after dermabrasion
Acne. Lyme disease. Rosacea - Answer-What diseases are treated with tetracycline
antibiotic
Adrenal glands - Answer-Which glands are located on top of the kidneys
Type one and juvenile - Answer-Which type of diabetes is an auto immune disease
and is insulin-dependent
Legs - Answer-In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for
electrolysis because of slow healing
Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin - Answer-Which of the following can cause
increased hair growth
Matrix - Answer-Mitotic cells in the hair begin their growth activity in
Sudoriferous gland - Answer-Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous
unit
An excess of androgen - Answer-And women, terminal hair on the face alone
suggest
Papillary and reticular - Answer-Tattoo sublayers of the dermis are
Before and after treatment - Answer-At which of the following times is handwashing
indicated
Broken - Answer-Bacteria can enter the body through the skin only if the skin is
Autoclave at 250 Fahrenheit with 15-17 psi for 15 minutes - Answer-Which of the
following methods of sterilizing unpackaged instruments is recommended for use in
the electrologists office
Epidermis and pilosebaceous unit - Answer-The hair and follicle are part of the
Close personal contact with patients or clients - Answer-Personal service workers
(PSWs) are defined by the Center for disease control (CDC) as persons who
occupations involve
Electrical pressure (Voltage) - Answer-The flow of electrons along a wire cannot
occur unless there is
Concentration of circulating free androgen - Answer-Male and female sexual hair
patterns differ primarily because of differences in
1 pituitary hypersecretion, 2 adrenal tumors and 3 ovarian tumors - Answer-Causes
of hirsutism include which of the following
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Polycystic ovaries - Answer-Which of the following is the most common cause
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age
Carotene, blood vessels and melanin - Answer-What contributes to the color of the
skin
Skin, hair, eyes - Answer-Where do you find melanin
Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum - Answer-In which layer of the skin is eleidin found
Spinosum - Answer-What is the prickle cell layer of the skin
Dermis - Answer-What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"
Dark skin - Answer-In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active
Papillary layer - Answer-What is made up of elastic in reticular fibers
Meissner - Answer-What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch
Merkel - Answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis
Ruffini - Answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat
Reticular - Answer-Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers
Krause - Answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold
Pacinian - Answer-Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure
Subcutaneous and subcutis - Answer-Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is
composed of fatty adipose tissue
inner root sheath (IRS) - Answer-What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle
Apocrine glands - Answer-What type of gland is located in the genital an axillae
areas and usually the "smelly ones"
,Under arm - Answer-In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the
largest
Sebaceous gland - Answer-In which gland is the vellus hair originate
Sebum - Answer-What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the
skin
Late anagen - Answer-In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist to
epilate
Arrector pili - Answer-What is an appendage to the hair follicle that is attached
midway between the bulb in the sebaceous gland (gives goosebumps or makes hair
stand up)
Lanugo - Answer-What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls a few weeks after
birth
Heat regulation and sensation. Excretion secretion and vitamin D synthesis.
Protection absorption excretion - Answer-What are the functions of the skin
Langerhans cells - Answer-What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
Cortex - Answer-Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin
Medulla, cortex, cuticle - Answer-Name the layers of the hair from the inside out
Legs - Answer-On which part of the body do you find the most red dots after
electrolysis
Electrolysis - Answer-What is the only permanent hair removal procedure
Never - Answer-At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair
Herpes type 1, herpes type 2 and warts - Answer-What type of contagious outbreaks
should not be treated with electrolysis during outbreak
Verruca - Answer-What is another name for wart
herpes type 1 - Answer-Which form of herpes generally causes sores or fever
blisters from the waist up, specifically around the mouth (should not be treated
during outbreak)
Herpes type 2 - Answer-Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the
waist down you should be sexually transmitted (should not be treated during
outbreak)
Isotretinoin - Answer-What is another name for Accutane
, 3 months - Answer-What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis
treatment after dermabrasion
Acne. Lyme disease. Rosacea - Answer-What diseases are treated with tetracycline
antibiotic
Adrenal glands - Answer-Which glands are located on top of the kidneys
Type one and juvenile - Answer-Which type of diabetes is an auto immune disease
and is insulin-dependent
Legs - Answer-In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for
electrolysis because of slow healing
Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin - Answer-Which of the following can cause
increased hair growth
Matrix - Answer-Mitotic cells in the hair begin their growth activity in
Sudoriferous gland - Answer-Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous
unit
An excess of androgen - Answer-And women, terminal hair on the face alone
suggest
Papillary and reticular - Answer-Tattoo sublayers of the dermis are
Before and after treatment - Answer-At which of the following times is handwashing
indicated
Broken - Answer-Bacteria can enter the body through the skin only if the skin is
Autoclave at 250 Fahrenheit with 15-17 psi for 15 minutes - Answer-Which of the
following methods of sterilizing unpackaged instruments is recommended for use in
the electrologists office
Epidermis and pilosebaceous unit - Answer-The hair and follicle are part of the
Close personal contact with patients or clients - Answer-Personal service workers
(PSWs) are defined by the Center for disease control (CDC) as persons who
occupations involve
Electrical pressure (Voltage) - Answer-The flow of electrons along a wire cannot
occur unless there is
Concentration of circulating free androgen - Answer-Male and female sexual hair
patterns differ primarily because of differences in
1 pituitary hypersecretion, 2 adrenal tumors and 3 ovarian tumors - Answer-Causes
of hirsutism include which of the following
