Chapter 8: Electricity

Question 0

What is an example of a device that uses alternating current (AC)?

Answer 0

Magnifying Lamp.

Question 1

What is an example of a good insulator?

Answer 1

Rubber.

Question 2

What is the unit that measures the amount of an electric current (the number of electrons flowing through a conductor)?

Answer 2

Ampere.

Question 3

How many watts are in a kilowatt?

Answer 3

1,000

Question 4

What should you do when using electrical equipment?

Answer 4

Read all instructions carefully before attempting to use new equipment.

Question 5

What color is typically used to indicate that an electrode is a cathode?

Answer 5

Black.

Question 6

What does anaphoresis do?

Answer 6

Stimulate and irritate the nerves.

Question 7

What is NOT a benefit of using Tesla high-frequency current?

Answer 7

Decreases elimination and adsorption.

Question 8

Who holds the tube electrode with the indirect method of application for high-frequency current?

Answer 8

Client.

Question 9

What is a characteristic of short wavelengths?

Answer 9

Penetrate less.

Question 10

What type of light is a combination of all the visible rays of the spectrum?

Answer 10

White.

Question 11

What type of ultraviolet (UV) rays are known as the burning light?

Answer 11

UVB.

Question 12

What is NOT a benefit of LED treatments?

Answer 12

Shrink melanomas.

Question 13

What color LED is used to improve elastin production in the skin?

Answer 13

Red.

Question 14

What color LED is used to reduce hyperpigmentation?

Answer 14

Green.

Question 15

Alternating Current (AC)

Answer 15

Rapid and interrupted current, flowing first in one direction and then in the opposite direction.

Question 16

Electric Current

Answer 16

Flow of electricity along a conductor in a complete circuit.

Question 17

Anaphoresis

Answer 17

Process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin.

Question 18

Anode

Answer 18

Positive electrode.

Question 19

Live Connection

Answer 19

This supplies current to the circuit.

Question 20

Light Therapy

Answer 20

Application of light rays to the skin for the treatment of acne, wrinkles, pigmentation, or hair removal.

Question 21

Conductor

Answer 21

Any material that easily conducts electricity.

Question 22

Polarity

Answer 22

This indicates the negative or positive pole of an electric current.

Question 23

Ground Connection

Answer 23

This completes the circuit and carries the current safely away to the ground.

Question 24

Direct current (DC)

Answer 24

Constant, even-flowing current that travels in one direction only.

Question 25

Microcurrent.

Answer 25

Extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the body’s own natural electrical impulses.

Question 26

Cathode.

Answer 26

Negative electrode.

Question 27

Insulator.

Answer 27

Substance that does not conduct electricity.

Question 28

Electrotherapy.

Answer 28

Electrical facial treatments.

Question 29

Cataphoresis.

Answer 29

Process of infusing a positive (acid) product into the skin.