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54 Cards in this Set
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What is an example of a good insulator? |
Rubber |
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What is an example of a device that uses alternating current. AC |
magnifying lamp * cordless trimmer flashlight cellular telephone |
Magnifying lamp |
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What is the unit that measures the amount of electric current (the number of electrons flowing through a conductor? |
Ampere |
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How many watts are in a kilowatt? |
1000 |
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What should you do when using electrical equipment? |
Read all the instructions carefully before attempting to use new equipment |
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What color is typically used to indicate that an electrode is a cathode |
Black |
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What does Anaphoresis do? |
Stimulates and irritate the nerve |
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Who holds the tube electrode with the indirect method of application for high frequency current? |
The Client |
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What is the characteristics of short wavelength? |
Penetrates less |
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What type of light is a combination of all the visible rays of the spectrum? |
White |
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What type of ultraviolet (UV) Rays are known as the burning light? |
UVB |
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What is NOT a benefit of LED treatments? |
Shrink melanomas *
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Shrink melanomas |
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What color LED is used to improve elastin production in the skin? |
Red |
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What color LED is used to reduce hyperpigmentation? |
Green |
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Electricity occupies space and has physical and chemical properties. True or false |
False |
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Fuses blow out when too many appliances or faulty equipment are connected to an electricity source. True or false |
True |
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When a circuit breaker shut off you should leave your appliances plugged in while you reset the breaker. True or false |
False |
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Microcurrent travels throughout the entire body not just the area being treated. True or false |
False |
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Tesla current produces muscle contractions. True or false |
False |
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The electrode used with tesla current are made of rubber or plastic. True or false |
False |
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Visible light is electromagnetic radiation that we can see. True or false |
True |
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Small amounts of exposure to the sun can be beneficial to the production of vitamin A and C. True or false |
False |
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Rapid and interrupted current flowing first in one direction and then into the opposite direction. |
Alternating current |
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Flow of electricity along a conductor in a complete circuit |
Electric current |
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Process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin. |
anaphoresis |
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Positive electrode |
Anode |
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The supplies current to the circuit. |
Live connection |
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Application of light rays to the skin for the treatment of acne wrinkles capillaries pigmentation or hair removal. |
Light therapy |
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Any material that easily conducts electricity |
Conductor |
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This indicates the negative or positive poor of an electric current |
Polarity |
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This completes the circuit and carries the current safely away to the ground. |
Ground connection |
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Constant even flow current that travels in one direction only. |
Direct current (DC) |
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Extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the bodies own natural electrical impulse. |
Microcurrent |
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Substance that does not conduct electricity. |
Insulator |
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Electrical facial treatments |
Electrotherapy |
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Process of infusing a positive (acid) product into the skin |
Cataphoresis |
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What is the effect Of red light |
Stimulates collagen and elastin and helps heal damaged tissue increases skin circulation and repair |
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What is the effect of blue light? |
Improves acne reduces bacteria used with medications for pre-cancerous lesions (medical procedure only) |
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What affect does yellow light have? |
Reduces inflammation improves lymphatic flow detoxifies and increases circulation |
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What effect does the color green have on the skin? |
Lessons hyper pigmentation reduces redness calms and soothes |
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What is ultraviolet C? (UVC) |
Ultraviolet see is blocked by the O-Zone layer if the earth loses protective layer of the O-Zone life will no longer exist as we know it. |
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The colored cells or target in the epidermis or dermis that absorbs the laser beams thermal energy causing the desired injury or destruction of the material. |
Chromophore |
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Apparatus that changes direct current to alternating current. |
Converter |
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A special device that prevents excessive current from passing through a circuit. |
Fuse |
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Abbreviated K; 1000 watts. |
Kilowatt |
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Acronym for light emitting diode a device used to reduce acne increase skin circulation and improve collagen content in the skin. |
LED |
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Abbreviation; IPL a medical device that uses multiple colors and wavelengths broad spectrum of focus like to treat spider veins hyper pigmentation rosacea and redness wrinkles in large tear follicles and pours and excessive hair. |
Intense pulse light |
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A constant and direct current DC uses a positive and negative pole to produce the chemical reactions (Desincrustation) and ionic reaction (iontophoresis). |
Galvanic current |
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Also known as ionization process of infusing water soluble products into the skin with the use of electric current such as the use of positive and a negative poles of galvanic machine or a microcurrent device. |
IONTOPHORESIS |
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Abbreviation mA; 1000 of an ampere |
Milliampere |
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And extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the body‘s natural electrical impulses. |
Microcurrent |
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Process of which light from a laser is turned into heat. |
Photothermolysis |
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Abbreviated O; unit that measures the resistance of an electric current. |
Ohm |
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Apparatus that changes alternating current to direct current. |
Rectifier |
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