Electricity vocabulary
1 ampere equals ____________________ milliamperes
What is 1,000
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What happens to an electrical current anytime a “foreign conductor” such as water that an appliance is dropped into, or a finger, comes in contact with a wire carrying current to an appliance?
What is a short circuit
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High frequency, “violet ray,” and alternating frequency all describe which type of electrotherapy?
What is Tesla
A portion of electromagnetic spectrum humans can see?
What is visible light
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If using a cream during any high frequency treatment, it must not contain this ingredient.
What is Alcohol
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A form of energy that produces light, heat and magnetic and chemical charges
What is Electricity
On all appliances, where would you find the voltage needed, frequency required and the watts the appliance consumes?
What is a name plate
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This electrotherapy treatment can cause sebum to be broken down or blackheads to be liquefied?
What is desincrustation
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The minimum distance an infrared light must be placed from the clients face?
What is 30”
Is it safe to use Galvanic Current over an area with broken capillaries
Answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOO
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A measure of how much electrical energy (power) is being used per second?
What is a Watt
An electrical current in which electrons flow first in one direction, then in the other direction
What is Alternating current (AC)
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How do you produce a stimulating effect through rapid vibration during a high frequency treatment causing a spark gap?
Slightly separating the electrode from the skin with a towel or gauze
a light that kills bacteria that causes skin infections?
What is ultraviolet light
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A safety device that breaks the flow of electrical current when an overload occurs
What is a Circuit breaker
The term for materials that do not allow an electrical current to pass through them and the term for materials that allow the transportation of an electrical current. Give two examples of both.
What is a
Conductors: Copper, silver, metals, graphite, carbon and water containing ions
Insulators: rubber, plastic, silk, wood, glass, paper, air, brick, cloth, alcohol, oil and pure distilled water
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One source of electric current comes from batteries. What is the other source?
What is a Generator
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Which type of phoresis uses a positive electrode to force charged solutions into the skin without breaking it?
What is Cataphoresis
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Small doses of ultraviolet light may help produce this vitamin?
What is vitamin D
Tesla High Frequency improves blood circulation, increases sebaceous glandular activity and _______the rate of metabolism
What is Increases
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The technical name for any electrically powered appliance
What is a Load
_________ kilowats = one kilowatt?
What is 1,000
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The process of forcing an acid or alkali into the skin by applying current to the chemical
What is phoresis
Anaphoresis _____________tissue and ______________pores?
Softens tissue and opens pores
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This type of application is used when a client is holding the active electrode while the cosmetologist manually stimulates the area being treated?
What is Indirect application