ELECTROLYSIS FL STATE REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Which substance is generated at the negative pole during a treatment? ✔✔
Answer: The negative pole produces Sodium Hydroxide (lye).
What is the active chemical agent that eliminates hair in galvanic electrolysis?
✔✔ Answer: The chemical responsible for destroying the hair follicle is Sodium
Hydroxide.
What is the medical term for hair growth caused by medication side effects?
✔✔ Answer: This specific condition is known as Iatric Hirsutism.
Why must the indifferent electrode have a larger surface area than the needle
in galvanic treatments? ✔✔ Answer: A larger electrode is used to dissipate and
minimize the concentration of irritating chemical compounds, such as Chlorine
and Hydrochloric Acid, on the skin.
What physical value is calculated based on the surface area of the electrodes?
✔✔ Answer: The surface area determines the current density or the overall
concentration of the electrical current.
Which syndrome involves irregular cycles, ovarian cysts, and infertility? ✔✔
Answer: These symptoms are characteristic of PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome),
also referred to as Stein-Leventhal Syndrome.
,How is hair growth described when the medical origin is unknown? ✔✔ Answer:
Excessive hair growth without a clear, identifiable cause is classified as Idiopathic
Hirsutism.
Tear drop -ANSWER ✔✔The shape of the heated area surrounding the high-
frequency needle is in the shape of:
High frequency and galvanic current -ANSWER ✔✔The blend is achieved by using:
Become more caustic -ANSWER ✔✔Using the blend modality, the application of
thermolysis causes the lye to:
Superfluous -ANSWER ✔✔What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a person;s
age and sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable?
Thyroxine (T4) -ANSWER ✔✔What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps
keep the body's functions (metabolism) working at the correct pace?
Early Anagen -ANSWER ✔✔When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the
hair in the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth?
Terminal -ANSWER ✔✔What types of hairs are deep, coarse, and usually
pigmented?
Vellus -ANSWER ✔✔What type of hair is fine, short, and often called "peach
fuzz"?
,Ferriman-Gallwey Score -ANSWER ✔✔What is the method of grading or
evaluating hirsutism in women?
Accelerated vellus hair -ANSWER ✔✔If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper
and coarser, it is said to be a:
Catagen -ANSWER ✔✔In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin
forming?
Dermis (not fibrous portion) -ANSWER ✔✔In which of the following layers of the
skin are mast cells found?
LH (luteinizing hormone) -ANSWER ✔✔Which one of the following hormones will
cause hirsutism?
Delayed healing time -ANSWER ✔✔When treating a client with diabetes what is
of the greatest concern?
Adrenal -ANSWER ✔✔Which gland is most associated with hair growth?
Edema -ANSWER ✔✔The buildup of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is:
Polycystic ovaries -ANSWER ✔✔Which of the following is the most common cause
of hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age?
, All of the above (Carotene, Blood vessels, 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 collagenous and 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?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Which substance is generated at the negative pole during a treatment? ✔✔
Answer: The negative pole produces Sodium Hydroxide (lye).
What is the active chemical agent that eliminates hair in galvanic electrolysis?
✔✔ Answer: The chemical responsible for destroying the hair follicle is Sodium
Hydroxide.
What is the medical term for hair growth caused by medication side effects?
✔✔ Answer: This specific condition is known as Iatric Hirsutism.
Why must the indifferent electrode have a larger surface area than the needle
in galvanic treatments? ✔✔ Answer: A larger electrode is used to dissipate and
minimize the concentration of irritating chemical compounds, such as Chlorine
and Hydrochloric Acid, on the skin.
What physical value is calculated based on the surface area of the electrodes?
✔✔ Answer: The surface area determines the current density or the overall
concentration of the electrical current.
Which syndrome involves irregular cycles, ovarian cysts, and infertility? ✔✔
Answer: These symptoms are characteristic of PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome),
also referred to as Stein-Leventhal Syndrome.
,How is hair growth described when the medical origin is unknown? ✔✔ Answer:
Excessive hair growth without a clear, identifiable cause is classified as Idiopathic
Hirsutism.
Tear drop -ANSWER ✔✔The shape of the heated area surrounding the high-
frequency needle is in the shape of:
High frequency and galvanic current -ANSWER ✔✔The blend is achieved by using:
Become more caustic -ANSWER ✔✔Using the blend modality, the application of
thermolysis causes the lye to:
Superfluous -ANSWER ✔✔What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a person;s
age and sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable?
Thyroxine (T4) -ANSWER ✔✔What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps
keep the body's functions (metabolism) working at the correct pace?
Early Anagen -ANSWER ✔✔When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the
hair in the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth?
Terminal -ANSWER ✔✔What types of hairs are deep, coarse, and usually
pigmented?
Vellus -ANSWER ✔✔What type of hair is fine, short, and often called "peach
fuzz"?
,Ferriman-Gallwey Score -ANSWER ✔✔What is the method of grading or
evaluating hirsutism in women?
Accelerated vellus hair -ANSWER ✔✔If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper
and coarser, it is said to be a:
Catagen -ANSWER ✔✔In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin
forming?
Dermis (not fibrous portion) -ANSWER ✔✔In which of the following layers of the
skin are mast cells found?
LH (luteinizing hormone) -ANSWER ✔✔Which one of the following hormones will
cause hirsutism?
Delayed healing time -ANSWER ✔✔When treating a client with diabetes what is
of the greatest concern?
Adrenal -ANSWER ✔✔Which gland is most associated with hair growth?
Edema -ANSWER ✔✔The buildup of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is:
Polycystic ovaries -ANSWER ✔✔Which of the following is the most common cause
of hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age?
, All of the above (Carotene, Blood vessels, 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 collagenous and 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?
