Electricity and Electrical set up

Question 1

Electricity

Answer 1

is the movement of electrons from one atom to another along a conductor.

Question 2

electric current

Answer 2

is the flow of electricity along a conductor.

Question 3

conductor

Answer 3

is any material that conducts electricity. copper

Question 4

nonconductor

Answer 4

aka an insulator, is a material that does not transmit electricity. silk, rubber, wood

Question 5

complete electric circuit

Answer 5

is the path that negative and positive electric currents take from the generating source through the conductors and back to the generating source.

Question 6

direct current

Answer 6

DC; is a constant even-flowing current that travels in one direction only and is produced by chemical means.

Question 7

inverter

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is an apparatus that changes direct current to alternating current.

Question 8

alternating current

Answer 8

AC; is a rapid and interrupted current, flowing first in one direction and then in the opposite direction. It is produced by mechanical means and changes directions 60 times per second

Question 9

rectifier

Answer 9

is an apparatus that changes alternating current to direct current

Question 10

volt

Answer 10

also known as voltage, is the unit that measures the pressure or force that pushes electric current forward through a conductor.

Question 11

ampere

Answer 11

amp; is the unit that measures the strength of an electric current.

Question 12

milliampere

Answer 12

1/1000 of an ampere. the current used for facial and scalp treatments is measured in milliamperes.

Question 13

ohm

Answer 13

a unit that measures the resistance of an electric current

Question 14

watt

Answer 14

a unit measures how much electric energy is being used in one second.

Question 15

kilowatt

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is 1000 watts

Question 16

fuse

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prevents excessive current from passing through a circuit. it is designed to blow out or melt when the wire becomes too hot from overloading the circuit with too much current.

Question 17

circuit breaker

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is a switch that automatically interrupts or shuts off an electric circuit at the first indication of an overload.

Question 18

grounding

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completes an electric circuit and carries the current safely away.

Question 19

ground fault interrupter

Answer 19

is designed to protect from electrical shock by interrupting a household circuit when there is a leak in the circuit.

Question 20

electrotherapy

Answer 20

the use of electrical currents to treat the skin

Question 21

modalities

Answer 21

currents used in electrical facial and scalp treatments

Question 22

electrode

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probe; is an applicator for directing electric current from an electrotherapy device to clients skins.

Question 23

polarity

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refers to the poles of an electric current, either positive or negative

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anode

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positive electrode

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cathode

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negative electrode

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galvanic current

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a constant and direct current positive and negative pole, that produces chemical changes when it poasses thought the tissues and fluids of the body. used to infuse water soluble products into unbroken skin

Question 27

active electrode

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the electrode used on the area to be treated

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inactive electrode

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is the opposite pole from the active electrode,

Question 29

iontophoresis

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the process of infusing water soluble products into the skin with the use of electric current

Question 30

cataphoresis

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infuses an acidic (positive) product into deeper issues

Question 31

anaphoresis

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infuses an alkaline (negative) product into the tissues from the negative pole toward the positive pole

Question 32

desincrustation

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a form of anaphoresis. a process used to soften and emulsify grease deposits and blackheads in the hair follicles

Question 33

microcurrent

Answer 33

us an extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the body's natural electrical impulse