IBEC TEST PREP MOIIII
Sodium hydroxide - correct answer-Produced by the negative pole and is the chemical agent
that destroyes hair in galvanic
Latric hirsutism - correct answer-Resulting from taking certain medications
Minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited - correct answer-Reason for the
indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle in the use galvanic electrolysis
Current density/ concentration of current - correct answer-Determined by the surface area of
each electrode
PCOS Stein Leventhal Syndrome - correct answer-Irregular menstrual cycles, absent or
irregular messes, hirsutism, multiple cysts on the ovaries and infertility
Idiopathic hirsutism - correct answer-Hirsutism with no identifiable cause
Tear drop - correct answer-Shape of the heated area surrounding the high frequency needle
Blend - correct answer-High frequency and galvanic current
Blend modality cause of lye - correct answer-To become more caustic
Superfluous - correct answer-Excess hair that is not abnormal for persons age and sex but is
not desired or socially acceptable
Thyroxine 4 - correct answer-Hormone produced by the thyroid gland that helps keep the
body's functions working at the correct pace
Early anagen - correct answer-Stage of hair growth when a client has been tweezing weekly
Terminal - correct answer-Deep, coarse and usually pigmented hair
Vellus - correct answer-Fine, short and often called peach fuzz hair
Ferryman-Gallwey Score - correct answer-Method of grading or evaluating hirsutism in
women
Accelerated vellus hair - correct answer-Vellus hair that is stimulated to grow deeper and
coarser
Catagen - correct answer-Stage of hair growth where club hair begins forming
-reflects the period when the papilla starts to separate from the matrix of the hair bulb-
Mast cells - correct answer-Are found in the dermis
,Hormones that cause hirsutism - correct answer-Luteinizing hormone LH
Delayed healing time - correct answer-When treating a client with diabetes what is of the
greatest concern
Adrenal gland - correct answer-Associated with hair growth
Edema - correct answer-Build up of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin
Polycystic ovaries - correct answer-Most common cause of hirsutism and menstrual
irregularity in Excess hair that is not abnormal for persons age and sex but omen less than
50 years of age.
- POS- disorder caused by excess of androgens
Contributors to skin color - correct answer-Carotene, blood vessels and melanin
Melanin can be found - correct answer-Hair, skin, eyes
stratum lucidum - correct answer-Layer of the skin where electing is found
stratum spinosum - correct answer-Prickle cell layer of the skin
True skin, cutis - correct answer-Other names for dermis
Dark skin - correct answer-Type of skin where melanocytes are larger and more active
Papillary layer - correct answer-Made up of elastic collagenous and reticular fibers
Meissner - correct answer-Type of corpuscle found in the papillary layer that is sensitive to
touch
Merkel - correct answer-Only corpuscle in the epidermis and sensitive to light touch
Ruffini - correct answer-Corpuscles that responds to heat
reticular layer - correct answer-Layer of the skin composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers
Krause - correct answer-Corpuscles in the skin sensitive to cold
Pacinian - correct answer-Corpuscle in the skin sensitive to pressure
Subcutis and subcutaneous - correct answer-Layer at the base of the dermis composed of
fatty or adipose tissue
inner root sheath - correct answer-Anchors and holds the hair in the follicle
, Apocrine - correct answer-Type of gland found mainly in the arm pits and groin area and
usually the smelly ones
Under arms - correct answer-Body area where apocrine glands tend to be the largest
Sebaceous gland - correct answer-oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with
hair follicles also vellus hair originates
Late anagen - correct answer-Stage of hair growth easier for electrologist to epilate
Arrest or pili muscle - correct answer-Appendage of the hair follicle attached between the
bulb and sebaceous gland. Goose bumps
Lanugo - correct answer-fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and limbs of a
human fetus or newborn.
Functions of the skin include: - correct answer-Protection, heat regulation, respiration,
absorption, secretion and elimination
Langerhans cells - correct answer-First cells in the epidermis that fight infection or invading
microorganisms
Cortex - correct answer-Layer of the hair that contains melanin
-Most of the hair shaft consists of?
Layer of the hair from inside to out - correct answer-Medulla, cortex and cuticle
Legs - correct answer-Part of the body you find most red dots after electrolysis
Terminal to vellus - correct answer-It will never turn back
Herpes I & II and warts - correct answer-Contagious outbreaks that should be treated with
electrolysis
Verruca - correct answer-Another name for wart
Herpes type I - correct answer-cold sores or fever blisters from the waist up
herpes type 2 - correct answer-Transmitted sexually and usually from the waist down
Isotretinoin - correct answer-Another name for acutane
3 months - correct answer-Wait for electrolysis treatment after dermabrasion
tetracycline antibiotic - correct answer-Treats acne, Lyme disease and rosacea
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