Electrolysis Review Quiz with complete solutions
Patient Threshold - ✔✔What is the highest setting the patient can tolerate without the treatment
becoming impossible called?
The blend is achieved by using - ✔✔High frequency and galvanic current
Using the blend modality, the application of thermolysis causes the lye to be - ✔✔more caustic
What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a persons age and sex, but is not desired or socially
acceptable - ✔✔superfluous
When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in the area of tweezing will be in what
stage of growth - ✔✔Early anagen
What types of hairs are deep, course, usually pigmented - ✔✔Terminal
What type of hair is fine, short and often called "peach fuzz" - ✔✔Vellus
In which layer of the skin is eleidin found - ✔✔Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum
What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis" - ✔✔Dermis
In what type of skin are melanocytes more active - ✔✔Dark skin
What layer is composed of fine and loosely arranged collagen fibers - ✔✔Papillary layer
Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen and elastic fibers - ✔✔Reticular
Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is composed of fatty adipose tissue -
✔✔Subcutaneous and subcutis
What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the follicle - ✔✔inner root sheath (IRS)
What type of gland is located in the genital and axillae areas and usually the "smelly ones" -
✔✔Apocrine glands
In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the largest - ✔✔Under arm
In which gland does the vellus hair originate - ✔✔Sebaceous gland
What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate and protect the skin - ✔✔Sebum
(lipids)
In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist to epilate - ✔✔Late anagen
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) - ✔✔Arrector pili
What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls off a few weeks after birth - ✔✔Lanugo
Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin - ✔✔Cortex
Name the layers of the hair from the inside out - ✔✔Medulla, cortex, cuticle
, Which of the following can cause increased hair growth - ✔✔Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin
Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous unit - ✔✔Sudoriferous gland
The hair and follicle are part of the - ✔✔Epidermis and pilosebaceous unit
The flow of electrons along a wire cannot occur unless there is - ✔✔Electrical pressure (Voltage)
The galvanic modality effects permanent hair removal by - ✔✔Chemical decomposition
Causes of blanching include which of the following - ✔✔Over treatment of the skin and shallow
insertion
What type of hair is associates with or emanates from round follicles - ✔✔Straight
What type of hair is associated with or emanates from oval follicles - ✔✔Wavy
What type of hair is associated with or emanates from flat follicles - ✔✔Very curly
What is described as capillaries leaking plasma into an injured area - ✔✔Swelling, edema
What is seen as a black and blue mark under the skin after inserting into a follicle and commonly
seen in eyebrows - ✔✔Ecchymosis, bruising
What is another name for redness - ✔✔Erythema
What type of hair typically responds very well to blend method (much better than galvanic and
thermolysis) - ✔✔Curly
What is the effect of the negative pole on the skin - ✔✔Irritates the nerves in the skin, promotes
redness, and softens tissue
What are other names for thermolysis - ✔✔Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and
radio frequency
What is the unit of power - ✔✔Watt
What is the name for a localized maximum heat only at the point of the needle tip that only takes
place in thermolysis - ✔✔Point effect
What type of needle is used for work authentic electrolysis - ✔✔Bulbous, round, cylindrical
What type of needle is used for thermolysis, best for point effect - ✔✔Tapered, insulated
Electrologists provide accurate, current, and relevant information for which enables the client to
make decisions regarding treatment - ✔✔True
Client records and other personal information are considered privileged and confidential -
✔✔True
Once a vellus hair is changed to terminal hair, how long will it be until it turns back - ✔✔Never
If a client presents with a cold sore on the mouth, electrologist can perform electrolysis on the area
of outbreak only if wearing gloves - ✔✔False
If a client informs that they are allergic to latex what should you do - ✔✔Use vinyl or nitrile gloves
Patient Threshold - ✔✔What is the highest setting the patient can tolerate without the treatment
becoming impossible called?
The blend is achieved by using - ✔✔High frequency and galvanic current
Using the blend modality, the application of thermolysis causes the lye to be - ✔✔more caustic
What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a persons age and sex, but is not desired or socially
acceptable - ✔✔superfluous
When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in the area of tweezing will be in what
stage of growth - ✔✔Early anagen
What types of hairs are deep, course, usually pigmented - ✔✔Terminal
What type of hair is fine, short and often called "peach fuzz" - ✔✔Vellus
In which layer of the skin is eleidin found - ✔✔Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum
What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis" - ✔✔Dermis
In what type of skin are melanocytes more active - ✔✔Dark skin
What layer is composed of fine and loosely arranged collagen fibers - ✔✔Papillary layer
Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen and elastic fibers - ✔✔Reticular
Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is composed of fatty adipose tissue -
✔✔Subcutaneous and subcutis
What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the follicle - ✔✔inner root sheath (IRS)
What type of gland is located in the genital and axillae areas and usually the "smelly ones" -
✔✔Apocrine glands
In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the largest - ✔✔Under arm
In which gland does the vellus hair originate - ✔✔Sebaceous gland
What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate and protect the skin - ✔✔Sebum
(lipids)
In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist to epilate - ✔✔Late anagen
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) - ✔✔Arrector pili
What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls off a few weeks after birth - ✔✔Lanugo
Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin - ✔✔Cortex
Name the layers of the hair from the inside out - ✔✔Medulla, cortex, cuticle
, Which of the following can cause increased hair growth - ✔✔Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin
Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous unit - ✔✔Sudoriferous gland
The hair and follicle are part of the - ✔✔Epidermis and pilosebaceous unit
The flow of electrons along a wire cannot occur unless there is - ✔✔Electrical pressure (Voltage)
The galvanic modality effects permanent hair removal by - ✔✔Chemical decomposition
Causes of blanching include which of the following - ✔✔Over treatment of the skin and shallow
insertion
What type of hair is associates with or emanates from round follicles - ✔✔Straight
What type of hair is associated with or emanates from oval follicles - ✔✔Wavy
What type of hair is associated with or emanates from flat follicles - ✔✔Very curly
What is described as capillaries leaking plasma into an injured area - ✔✔Swelling, edema
What is seen as a black and blue mark under the skin after inserting into a follicle and commonly
seen in eyebrows - ✔✔Ecchymosis, bruising
What is another name for redness - ✔✔Erythema
What type of hair typically responds very well to blend method (much better than galvanic and
thermolysis) - ✔✔Curly
What is the effect of the negative pole on the skin - ✔✔Irritates the nerves in the skin, promotes
redness, and softens tissue
What are other names for thermolysis - ✔✔Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and
radio frequency
What is the unit of power - ✔✔Watt
What is the name for a localized maximum heat only at the point of the needle tip that only takes
place in thermolysis - ✔✔Point effect
What type of needle is used for work authentic electrolysis - ✔✔Bulbous, round, cylindrical
What type of needle is used for thermolysis, best for point effect - ✔✔Tapered, insulated
Electrologists provide accurate, current, and relevant information for which enables the client to
make decisions regarding treatment - ✔✔True
Client records and other personal information are considered privileged and confidential -
✔✔True
Once a vellus hair is changed to terminal hair, how long will it be until it turns back - ✔✔Never
If a client presents with a cold sore on the mouth, electrologist can perform electrolysis on the area
of outbreak only if wearing gloves - ✔✔False
If a client informs that they are allergic to latex what should you do - ✔✔Use vinyl or nitrile gloves
