Chapter 6: Electricity

Question 1

electric current in which electrons move at an even rate and flow only in one direction

Answer 1

Direct Current

Question 2

electric current in which electrons flow first in one direction and then in the other

Answer 2

Alternating current

Question 3

electrocution passing through the nervous system

Answer 3

General shock

Question 4

electricity passing through a small part of the body

Answer 4

Local shock

Question 5

a circuit through which electricity can travel

Answer 5

Closed path

Question 6

a broken path through which electricity can not travel

Answer 6

Open circuit

Question 7

occurs anytime a conductor comes into contact with a wire carrying current to a load (appliance)

Answer 7

Short circuit

Question 8

two metal pieces that make contact with each other to allow the flow of electric current are found on this

Answer 8

Circuit breaker

Question 9

the technical term for any electrically powered appliance

Answer 9

Load

Question 10

when more current flows through a line than it is designed to carry

Answer 10

Overload

Question 11

breaks the flow of current when an overload occurs

Answer 11

Circuit breaker

Question 12

three-wire system that is designed to protect the user during the operation of appliances, especially metal ones

Answer 12

Grounding wire

Question 13

indicates the amount of current flowing through equipment and regulates the amount via a dial or knob

Answer 13

Rheostat

Question 14

a safety device that prevents electrical wires from overheating

Answer 14

Fuse

Question 15

positive end of an electrode

Answer 15

Anode

Question 16

negative end of an electrode

Answer 16

Cathode

Question 17

a material that allows electricity to flow through it easily

Answer 17

Conductor

Question 18

a material that does not allow the flow of electric current

Answer 18

Insulator

Question 19

high frequency method that creates an even more powerful ozone effect by slowly lifting the electrode away from the skin

Answer 19

Sparking

Question 20

type of phoresis that allows an acidic solution to enter the skin which assisted by Galvanic Current and the positive pole of an electrode

Answer 20

Cataphoresis

Question 21

type of phoresis that allows an alkaline solution to enter the skin when assisted by Galvanic Current and the negative pole of an electrode

Answer 21

Anaphoresis

Question 22

term used to describe the electrode held by the client

Answer 22

Inactive electrode

Question 23

term used to describe the electrode held by the esthetician

Answer 23

Active electrode

Question 24

having opposite poles in electrical current

Answer 24

Polarity

Question 25

light that can produce cool or blue tones

Answer 25

Fluorescent lights

Question 26

light that can produce warm or red tones

Answer 26

Incandescent lights

Question 27

combination light that can be broken into its individual wavelengths by a prism

Answer 27

White light

Question 28

indicates the number of cycles per second that a generator alternates current

Answer 28

Hertz Rating

Question 29

a unit of electric resistance

Answer 29

Ohm

Question 30

a unit of electric pressure

Answer 30

Volt

Question 31

a unit of electric strength

Answer 31

Amp

Question 32

a measure of electrical energy being used

Answer 32

Watt

Question 33

alternating current that is interrupted to produce a mechanical, non-chemical reaction

Answer 33

Faradic current

Question 34

resistance to the motions of electrons through a conductor

Answer 34

Ohms Rating

Question 35

Power companies describe watt usage in What?

Answer 35

Kilo watt hours

Question 36

method where esthetician places both electrodes on the client’s skin, being certain the electrodes never touch

Answer 36

Direct faradic

Question 37

most frequently used method of Faradic current in which the esthetician usually wears a wristband with a moistened electrode

Answer 37

Indirect faradic

Question 38

alternating current that produces a mechanical effect but that can penetrate deeply and provide greater stimulation

Answer 38

Sinusoidal current