IBEC STATE BOARD Practice test
1. Sodium Hydroxide: The negative pole produces
2. Iatric hirsutism: Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications
3. To minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited (Chlorine &
hydrochloric acid): What is the reason for the indifferent electrode to be
bigger than the needle in the use of galvanic electrolysis
4. Current density/concentration of current: What is determined by the
surface area of each electrode
5. PCOS/Stein Leventhal syndrome: What disease is characterized by irregular
menstrual cycle
6. Idiopathic hirsutism: Hirsutism with no identifiable cause is
7. Teardrop: The shape of the heated area surrounding the high frequency
Needle is the shape of
8. High frequency and galvanic current: The blend is achieved by using
9. Become more caustic: Using the blend modality, the application of
thermolysis causes the lye to
10. superfluous: What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a persons age and
sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable
11. Thyroxine (T4): What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps keep the
bodies function (metabolism) working at the correct piece
12. Early anagen: When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in
the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth
13. Terminal: What types of hairs are deep, course, usually pigmented
14. Vellus: What type of hair is fine, short and often called peach fuzz
15. Ferriman Gallway score: What is the method of grading or evaluating
hirsutism in women
16. Accelerated vellus hair: If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper in
courser, it is said to be a
17. Catagen: In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin forming
18. Dermis (not fibrous portion): In which of the following layers of the skin are
mast cells found
19. LH (luteinizing hormone): Which of the following hormones will cause
hirsutism
20. Delayed healing time: When treating a client with diabetes what is of the
greatest concern
21. Adrenal gland: Which gland is most associated with hair growth
22. Edema: The build up of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is
,23. Polycystic ovaries: Which of the following is the most common cause
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age
24. Carotene, blood vessels and melanin: What contributes to the color of the
skin
25 Skin, hair, eyes: Where do you find melanin
26. Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum: In which layer of the skin is eleidin found
27. Spinosum: What is the prickle cell layer of the skin
28. Dermis: What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"
29. Dark skin: In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active
30. Papillary layer: What is made up of elastic in reticular fibers
31. Meissner: What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch
32. Merkel: Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis
33. Ruffini: Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat
34. Reticular: Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers
35. Krause: Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold
36. Pacinian: Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure
37. Subcutaneous and subcutis: Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is
composed of fatty adipose tissue
38. inner root sheath (IRS): What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle
39. Apocrine glands: What type of gland is located in the genital an axillae areas
and usually the "smelly ones"
40. Under arm: In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the
largest
41. Sebaceous gland: In which gland is the vellus hair originate
42. Sebum: What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the
skin
43. Late anagen: In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist to
epilate
44. Arrector pili: 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)
45. Lanugo: What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls a few weeks after
birth
, 46. Heat regulation and sensation. Excretion secretion and vitamin D
synthesis. Protection absorption excretion: What are the functions of the skin
47. Langerhans cells: What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
48. Cortex: Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin
49. Medulla, cortex, cuticle: Name the layers of the hair from the inside out
50. Legs: On which part of the body do you find the most red dots after
electrolysis
51. Electrolysis: What is the only permanent hair removal procedure
52 Never: At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair
53. Herpes type 1, herpes type 2 and warts: What type of contagious outbreaks
should not be treated with electrolysis during outbreak
54. Verruca: What is another name for wart
55. herpes type 1: Which form of herpes generally causes sores or fever blisters
from the waist up, specifically around the mouth (should not be treated during
outbreak)
56. Herpes type 2: Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the
waist down you should be sexually transmitted (should not be treated during
outbreak)
57. Isotretinoin: What is a Nother name for Accutane
58. 3 months: What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis
treatment after dermabrasion
59. Acne. Lyme disease. Rosacea: What diseases are treated with tetracycline
antibiotic
60. Adrenal glands: Which glands are located on top of the kidneys
61. Type one and juvenile: Which type of diabetes is an auto immune disease
and is insulin-dependent
62. Legs: In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for
electrolysis because of slow healing
63. Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin: Which of the following can cause
increased hair growth
64. Matrix: Mitotic cells in the hair begin their growth activity in
65. Sudoriferous gland: Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous
unit
66. An excess of androgen: And women, terminal hair on the face alone suggest
67. Papillary and reticular: Tattoo sublayers of the dermis are
1. Sodium Hydroxide: The negative pole produces
2. Iatric hirsutism: Hirsutism resulting from taking certain medications
3. To minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited (Chlorine &
hydrochloric acid): What is the reason for the indifferent electrode to be
bigger than the needle in the use of galvanic electrolysis
4. Current density/concentration of current: What is determined by the
surface area of each electrode
5. PCOS/Stein Leventhal syndrome: What disease is characterized by irregular
menstrual cycle
6. Idiopathic hirsutism: Hirsutism with no identifiable cause is
7. Teardrop: The shape of the heated area surrounding the high frequency
Needle is the shape of
8. High frequency and galvanic current: The blend is achieved by using
9. Become more caustic: Using the blend modality, the application of
thermolysis causes the lye to
10. superfluous: What is excess hair that is not abnormal for a persons age and
sex, but is not desired or socially acceptable
11. Thyroxine (T4): What hormone produced by the thyroid gland helps keep the
bodies function (metabolism) working at the correct piece
12. Early anagen: When a client has been tweezing weekly, most of the hair in
the area of tweezing will be in what stage of growth
13. Terminal: What types of hairs are deep, course, usually pigmented
14. Vellus: What type of hair is fine, short and often called peach fuzz
15. Ferriman Gallway score: What is the method of grading or evaluating
hirsutism in women
16. Accelerated vellus hair: If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper in
courser, it is said to be a
17. Catagen: In what stage of hair growth does the club hair begin forming
18. Dermis (not fibrous portion): In which of the following layers of the skin are
mast cells found
19. LH (luteinizing hormone): Which of the following hormones will cause
hirsutism
20. Delayed healing time: When treating a client with diabetes what is of the
greatest concern
21. Adrenal gland: Which gland is most associated with hair growth
22. Edema: The build up of interstitial fluid between cells in the skin is
,23. Polycystic ovaries: Which of the following is the most common cause
hirsutism and menstrual irregularity in women less than 50 years of age
24. Carotene, blood vessels and melanin: What contributes to the color of the
skin
25 Skin, hair, eyes: Where do you find melanin
26. Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum: In which layer of the skin is eleidin found
27. Spinosum: What is the prickle cell layer of the skin
28. Dermis: What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"
29. Dark skin: In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active
30. Papillary layer: What is made up of elastic in reticular fibers
31. Meissner: What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is
sensitive to touch
32. Merkel: Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only
corpuscle in the epidermis
33. Ruffini: Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat
34. Reticular: Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen
fibers
35. Krause: Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold
36. Pacinian: Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure
37. Subcutaneous and subcutis: Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is
composed of fatty adipose tissue
38. inner root sheath (IRS): What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the
follicle
39. Apocrine glands: What type of gland is located in the genital an axillae areas
and usually the "smelly ones"
40. Under arm: In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the
largest
41. Sebaceous gland: In which gland is the vellus hair originate
42. Sebum: What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the
skin
43. Late anagen: In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for electrologist to
epilate
44. Arrector pili: 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)
45. Lanugo: What is also known as baby fetal hair that falls a few weeks after
birth
, 46. Heat regulation and sensation. Excretion secretion and vitamin D
synthesis. Protection absorption excretion: What are the functions of the skin
47. Langerhans cells: What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection
or invading microorganisms
48. Cortex: Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin
49. Medulla, cortex, cuticle: Name the layers of the hair from the inside out
50. Legs: On which part of the body do you find the most red dots after
electrolysis
51. Electrolysis: What is the only permanent hair removal procedure
52 Never: At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair
53. Herpes type 1, herpes type 2 and warts: What type of contagious outbreaks
should not be treated with electrolysis during outbreak
54. Verruca: What is another name for wart
55. herpes type 1: Which form of herpes generally causes sores or fever blisters
from the waist up, specifically around the mouth (should not be treated during
outbreak)
56. Herpes type 2: Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the
waist down you should be sexually transmitted (should not be treated during
outbreak)
57. Isotretinoin: What is a Nother name for Accutane
58. 3 months: What is the time recommended to wait before electrolysis
treatment after dermabrasion
59. Acne. Lyme disease. Rosacea: What diseases are treated with tetracycline
antibiotic
60. Adrenal glands: Which glands are located on top of the kidneys
61. Type one and juvenile: Which type of diabetes is an auto immune disease
and is insulin-dependent
62. Legs: In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for
electrolysis because of slow healing
63. Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin: Which of the following can cause
increased hair growth
64. Matrix: Mitotic cells in the hair begin their growth activity in
65. Sudoriferous gland: Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous
unit
66. An excess of androgen: And women, terminal hair on the face alone suggest
67. Papillary and reticular: Tattoo sublayers of the dermis are
