ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Pulsed dye lasers are most popular for treating? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vascular lesions
What procedure is the diode laser most effective for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Laser Hair
Removal
What is a Q-Switch laser used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tattoo removal
What does the laser active medium produce when it is stimulated? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Photons
In esthetic practices,what are the most commonly used wavelengths of the electromagnetic
spectrum? - CORRECT ANSWER - Visible light, infrared
What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum can humans see? - CORRECT ANSWER -
visible light
What is electromagnetic radiation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Waves of electrons
What do photons transmit? - CORRECT ANSWER - Light
What does LASER stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - light amplification by stimulated
emission of radiation
What produces light, heat, chemical and magnetic changes? - CORRECT ANSWER -
electricity
, The range of all the wavelengths that can be produced by radiation energy is called? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS)
What type of light has the shortest wavelength? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ultraviolet (UV)
What are three characteristics of laser light? - CORRECT ANSWER - Monochromatic,
Directional/Collimated, Coherent
When laser light reaches a target it is absorbed and then converted into? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Heat
Heat energy is the movement of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Electrons
What are tiny blood vessels that cause red lines or patterns on the skin? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Telangiectasias
What condition caused by hormonal imbalances and typically affected by women causing dark
hair to grow in areas such as the face, arms, legs, and back? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hirstism
What do you call an infection of the hair follicle in the beard area? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
Excessive hair growth that is genetically determined and can occur in both men and women is
called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypertichosis
Photons are? - CORRECT ANSWER - Packets of energy
A wavelength is measured in - CORRECT ANSWER - nanometers