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Electricity Flashcards

1
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Apparatus that changes alternating current to direct current, mobile phone charges convert ac current to dc current needed to recharge batteries

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Rectifier

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2
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Unit that measures the pressure or force that pushes the flow of electrons forward through a conductor

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Volt

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3
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Unit that measures the amount of an electric current ( number of electrons flowing through a conductor)

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Ampere

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4
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One-thousandth of an ampere

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Milliampere

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5
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Unit that measures the resistance of an electric current

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Ohm

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6
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Measurement of how much electric energy is being used in 1 second

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Watt

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7
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1,000 watts

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Kilowatt

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8
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Prevents excessive current from passing through a circuit

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Fuse

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9
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Switch that automatically interrupts or shuts off an electric circuit at the first indication of an overload

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Circuit breaker

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10
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Ground connection completes the circuit and carries the current safely away to the ground

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Grounding

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11
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Use of electrical devices to treat the skin and for therapeutic benefits

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Electrotherapy

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12
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Currents used in electrical facial and scalp treatments

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Modalities

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13
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Applicator for directing the electric current from the device to the clients skin

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Electrode or probe

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14
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One negative one positive– to conduct the flow of electricity through the body

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2 electrodes, each modality requires 2 except for tesla high frequency

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15
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Indicates the negative or positive pole of an electric current

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Polarity

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16
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Positive electrode

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Anode, usually red and I’d marked with a P or plus sign

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17
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Negative electrode black and is usually marked with an N or a minus sign

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Cathode

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18
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Constant and direct current. It has a positive and negative pole and produces chemical changes when it passes through the tissues and fluids of the body

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Galvanic current

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19
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Electrode used on the area to be treated

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Active electrode

20
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Opposite pole from the active electrode

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Inactive electrode

21
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Process of introducing water-soluble products into the skin with the use of electric current

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Iontophoresis also known as ionization

22
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Infusing a positive (acid) product into the skin with the use of electric current

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Cataphoresis

23
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Process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin

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Anaphoresis

24
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Form of anaphoresis and is a process used to soften and emulsify grease deposits and blackheads in the hair follicles

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Desincrustation

25
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Extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the bodys own natural electrical impulses

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Microcurrent

26
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Thermal

or heat producing current with a high rate of oscillation or vibration

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Tesla high frequency current. Also known as violet ray

27
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Electromagnetic radiation that we can see. Primary source of light used in facial and scalp treatments

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Visible light

28
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Distance between two successive peaks

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Wavelength

29
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Naked eye cannot perceive, light at either end of the visible spectrum of light that is invisible to the naked eye

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Invisible light

30
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Shorter wavelengths, penetrate less, and produces less heat than visible heat does, produce chemical effects, and kills germs

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Ultraviolet radiation. UV

31
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Beyond the visible red light of the spectrum, produces heat, longer wavelengths , penetrates more deeply, has less energy, and produces more heat than visible light, makes up 60% of natural sunlight

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Infrared light

32
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Longest wavelength , penetrates directly into the dermis of the skin and damages collagen and elastin

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Ultraviolet A. UVA

33
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Burning rays

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Ultraviolet B UVB

34
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Blocked by the ozone layer

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Ultraviolet C UVC

35
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Application of light rays to the skin for the treatment of acne, wrinkles, capillaries, pigmentation, or hair removal

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Light therapy. Phototherapy

36
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L.A.S.E.R.

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Light amplification stimulation emission of radiation

37
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Process that turns the light from the laser into heat

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Photothermolysis

38
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works by releasing light onto the skin to stimulate specific responses, at precise depths of the skin

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Light emitting diode

39
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Increases circulation and improves the collagen and elastin production in the skin

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Red light

40
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Shown to reduce swelling and inflammation

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Yellow light

41
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Reduces hyperpigmentation

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Green light

42
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Medical device that uses multiple colors and wavelengths of focused light to treat spider veins, hyperpigmentation, rosacea/redness, wrinkles, enlarged hair follicles/pores, and excessive hair

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Intense pulse light

43
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Made up of all forms of energy whose spectrum ranges from the longest waves to the shortest

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Electromagnetic spectrum

44
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2 or 3 prong connector at the end of an electrical cord that connects an apparatus to an electrical outlet

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Plug

45
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Referred to as combination light because it is a combination of all the visible rays of the spectrum

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White light

46
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Electricity is not?

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Matter

47
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Provides moist, uniform heat for a facial

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Steamer, vaporizer

Electricity (2 decks)

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