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IBEC ELECTROLOGY STATE BOARD EXAMINATION
(202 5 / 2026 UPDATE) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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Dry, scaly skin from sebum deficiency, which can be due to aging, body disorders, alkalis of harsh soaps, or cold exposure. - ANS ✓Asteatosis blackhead - ANS ✓Open Comedo whitehead - ANS ✓Closed comedo boil; a painful nodule formed in the skin by inflammation originating in a hair follicle filled with pus; caused by staphylococcosis - ANS ✓Furuncle Group of boils/furuncles - ANS ✓Carbuncle small firm raised white papules - ANS ✓Milia doughnut shaped with an indentation in the center; should be surgically removed by dermatologist - ANS ✓Sebaceous Hyperlasia
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Subcutaneous tumor filled with sebum - ANS ✓Steatoma dry or oily scaling or crusting and itchiness ex. eczema - ANS ✓Seborrheic dermatitis Lack of perspiration due to an underactive sudoriferous gland - ANS ✓Anhidrosis Foul-smelling perspiration; also called osmidrosis - ANS ✓Bromidrosis Also known as prickly heat; an acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands, characterized by the eruption of small red vesicles and accompanied by burning, itching skin. - ANS ✓Miliaria rubra inflammation of skin caused by allergy to substances either ingested or inhaled - ANS ✓Atopic dermatitis Noncontagious skin rash that produces itching, blistering, and scaling - ANS ✓Eczema redness of the skin - ANS ✓Erythema
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flat spots on the skin, such as freckles - ANS ✓Macules Brownish pigmentation of the face during pregnancy; also called chloasma and "mask of pregnancy" - ANS ✓Melasma birthmark - ANS ✓Nevus Congenital absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes - ANS ✓Albinism localized loss of pigmentation of the skin - ANS ✓Leukoderma localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches - ANS ✓Vitiligo a precancerous skin growth that occurs on sun-damaged skin - ANS ✓Actinic keratosis Redness and bumpiness in the cheeks or upper arms; caused by blocked follicles - ANS ✓Keratosis Pilaris wart caused by a virus - ANS ✓Verruca
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pink eye - ANS ✓Conjuctivitis bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become honey colored crusted and rupture - ANS ✓Impetigo an acute, diffuse inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue characterized by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling - ANS ✓Cellulitis an abnormal, rounded, solid lump above, within or under the skin - ANS ✓Tubercule Writing on the skin - ANS ✓Dermagraphic Urticaria Animal Parasites; infestation of itch mites - ANS ✓Scabies Pox virus - ANS ✓Molluscum contagiosum Bacteria can enter the body through: - ANS ✓broken skin bacterial infection of the blood - ANS ✓blood poisoning
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contagious skin illness - ANS ✓when should you not treat never. only refer to their Doc - ANS ✓when do you diagnose refer to dermatologist - ANS ✓suspecting melanoma on skin insulin dependent & juvenile. worst - ANS ✓endocrine type 1 diabetes indifferent electrode, epilator cords. white probe caps - ANS ✓Non critical items deeper hair - ANS ✓black ultrasonic cleaner & dry heat sterilizer - ANS ✓tweezer cleaning daily - ANS ✓how often to check equipment swelling of skin - ANS ✓Edema virus - ANS ✓Hepatitis
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stratum germinativum - ANS ✓where is the pigment releases androgens - ANS ✓Adrenal glands the deeper you are in the follicle the more you'll find - ANS ✓moisture lady's large deep coarse hair - ANS ✓2, 3, 4 An FCC, FDA approved machine using AC, DC or AC/DC current for the purpose of follicular destruction - ANS ✓Epilator mitosis occurs - ANS ✓basal layer one milliampere of current flows for one second - ANS ✓Faraday’s Law forms a thin surface protective layer on bodily surfaces - ANS ✓epithelial tissue outermost portion of the epidermis - ANS ✓horny layer produces a continuously alternating voltage that drives the element - ANS ✓Oscillator
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growing/reproducing - ANS ✓Active or vegetative stage of bacteria Spore forming. Unfavorable conditions, form spherical spores with tough outer covering. - ANS ✓Inactive stage of bacteria The strength or ability of a pathogen/microorganism - ANS ✓Virulence a crack in the skin - ANS ✓fissure small, solid skin elevation contains no fluid - ANS ✓Papule Large blister containing fluid - ANS ✓Bulla Closed sac containing fluid, infection, or other matter above or below the skin - ANS ✓Cyst (tumors) smaller bumps/solid lesion caused by scar tissue, fatty deposits or infections - ANS ✓Nodule inflamed papule containing pus - ANS ✓Pustule Large nodule resulting from excessive cell multiplication - ANS ✓Tumor
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Itchy, swollen lesion caused by a blow, insect bite, skin allergy reaction, or stings - ANS ✓Wheal Small blister containing clear fluid ex. herpes - ANS ✓Vesicle Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping - ANS ✓Excoriation Scarring from scraping off acne lesions - ANS ✓Acne excoriee crack in the skin - ANS ✓Fissure Dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while it is healing; an accumulation of blood serum, sebum and pus, sometimes mixed with epidermal material. - ANS ✓Crust Thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue over healing skin - ANS ✓Keloid Excessive shedding of dead skin cells (dandruff); Epidermal flakes - ANS ✓Scale
