Sally's Final Flashcards Flashcards by Dan Rutkowski

Scabies is an animal parasitic disease due to what?

Itch more

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What is an acute infection of the hair follicle?

Folliculitis

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What is pilimultigemini?

Multiple papilla’s in one follicle

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What is herpes simplex?

Cold sore

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What is a steatoma?

Sebaceous cyst most common on scalp and neck

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What is dermatology?

Study of the skin and its diseases and disorders

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What is a scar?

Healing after a wound

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What are abnormal white patches on skin?

Vitiligo. Albinism

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What are liver spots?

Chloasma

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What is a wart?

Verruca

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A break or cut in the skin

Fissure

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What is a comedone?

Blackhead

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What are lentigenes?

Freckles

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What is a birthmark?

Nevus

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What is the medical term for ringworm

Tinea

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What term denotes skin inflammation

Dermatitis

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Difference between antiseptic and disinfectant

Antiseptic- chemical agent has the power to retard or kill the growth of bacteria

Disinfectant- kills all microbial life and destroys germs

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Master gland of the body

Pituitary

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Name endocrine system and where they are on the body

Pituitary gland
Pineal gland
Thyroid gland and parathyroid 
Pancreas
Ovaries and testes
Adrenal and super adrenals

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Technical term for superfluous hair

Hypertrichosis

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When should biological monitors be used?

No less than once per month or according to manufacturers direction and stored in a permanent sterility assurance file

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What will help against cross contamination

Hospital grade germicidal cleaner and proper hand washing

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What is the protocol for dry heat sterilizer

340 degrees for 1 hour
320 degrees for 2 hours
Or
Follow manufacturers directions

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What is the matrix?

Main center from which all growth begins

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Name 5 basic functions of skin

``` Sensation Heat regulation Absorption Protection Elimination or excretion ```

What type of alcohol is used in Electrology?

70 percent is effective in removing makeup and oils from the skin

How long and how often should hands be washed?

Washed vigorously for 15-30 seconds before and after each client

When using and alcohol based antiseptic hand rub, how long should hands be rubbed together?

15-25 seconds or until the alcohol dries and after 5-10 uses hand washing with soap and water is needed to remove build up of emollients

Resistance to disease is known as?

Immunity

How is the needle sterilized?

Not sterilized. Needles used in electrolysis are presterilized and disposable

Electrologists use what sterilizing agents?

Only dry heat sterilizer or autoclave following mfg directions

Pathogenic bacteria

Produce disease. commonly known as disease producing germs or microbes

What is a neuron?

Nerve cell and its processes

What composes the circulatory system?

Heart, blood, lymph, blood vessels, lymphatics, arteries, and veins

Layers of skin?

Epidermis, dermis, subcutis

Name the 3 layers of the hair

Cuticle-outermost layer Cortex-middle layer Medulla-inner layer

Layer of skin containing hair follicles, blood, papillae, glands

Dermis

Body cells grow and reproduce during?

Mitosis

Classify glands as to function

Excretory and secretory

What makes up metabolism?

Anabolism-the way we intake food Catabolism-the way we burn up food

What is anhidrosis?

Disease of sudoriferous gland. Lack of perspiration

Diabetes

A metabolic disorder in which the body is unable to effectively process digested food. It's an autoimmune disease.

What is hepatitis?

An inflammation of the liver

Continued friction of the skin may result in what?

Keratoma or callus

3 types of hair on the body

Lanugo, vellus, terminal

Groups of organs that carry out life activity are called

Systems

What is an insulator?

A substance which resists the passage of electrical current. Rubber or glass are examples

What is hypertrichosis?

Excessive hair growth

What are two basic energies (two types of electricity)

Static and dynamic

What is a rectifier?

Changes AC to DC

What is a unit of electrical pressure?

Volt

What is 1/1000th of an ampere?

Milliampere. Measures the rate of flow of electrical current as used in Electrology

What is psoriasis?

Skin disease-redness with silver scaley packages. Not contagious

What is milium? Milia

White head

Areas of body where electrolysis should not be performed

Palms, soles, inner nose, and inside ears

Hirsutism means what?

Male hair growth in a female could be called excessive hypertrichosis in those Cases usually accompanies an endocrine imbalance

What is hyperhidrosis?

Disease of suderiferous gland. Excessive perspiration mostly in the armpit

What is the coloring agent in skin

Melanin

What muscle raises hair?

Arrector pili

What is the chemical composition of hair?

Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, keratin

What is the papilla

A small cone elevation at the bottom of the follicle where hair growth begins

A cross section view of wavy hair reveals

Oval shape

Where does hair growth start

The papilla

Vaccines are available to prevent what kinds of viral hepatitis

Hepatitis A and B. No vaccines for C and D

Two things an electrologist should never discuss with a patron

Religion and politics

All electrologists should be vaccinated for

Hepatitis B

A disease of long duration

Chronic

How does the galvanic method destroy the hair

Chemical desiccation or chemical decomposition

What method of electrolysis is multiple needle

Galvanic

How does thermolysis or short wave destroy the hair

Heat coagulation

The blend working point starts with?

High frequency current

The blend hair removal process is accomplished by

Alternating current and direct current

What is the difference between AC and DC currents

DC direct current flows in one direction AC alternating current flows in a back and forth motion

An ampere is a unit of electrical...

Stength/flow

What is electricity

Energy in motion

Cyst-larger than a boil

Carbuncle

What is a synapse

Junction point between nerves

What is a boil?

Aka carbuncle. Pus filled bump under the skin, caused by infected on inflamed hair follicles

Electrolysis discovered by who and when?

Charles Michel in 1875

What is Cushing's syndrome?

Adrenal malfunction symptoms include rounded shoulders, enlarged trunk, arms and legs stay the same, purplish dusky skin and hair growth

Trichology describes what?

Study and diseases of the hair

How many systems are in the body?

Nine

The size of your filament or needle should be...

Equal to the diameter of the hair

Most common tweezer used by electrologists

OC or H

Most needles are made of

Stainless steel