CIDESCO ELECTROTHERAPY 1.A method of forcing water-soluble substances into the skin using an electric current is:
a.desincrustation
b.vaccuum suction
c.faradism
d.iontopheresis ANS : D
2.Permenant hair removal takes place by:
a.shaving
b.depilation
c.waxing
d.electrical epilation ANS : D
3.Lymph drainage is performed correctly if the beauty thereapist gives:
a.pumping movements on the tissue
b.frictions across the tissues
c.effleurages from distal to proximal
d.rotating effleurages ANS : A .Intermittent pressure is used to:
a.train connective tissue fibres of the skin
b.accomplish short muscle contractions
c.remove liquid out of the muscle tissue
d.to soothe the nerve-endings in the skin ANS : C
5.Which one of the following statements is correct:
a.cold water & ice temporary dilate the skin capillaries & therefore having a toning effect
b.lukewarm water has a soothing effect on the nerve-endings in the skin & is relaxing
c.warm water & vapour cause hyperaemia in the skin resulting in an in- creased glandular activity
d.the high concentration of magnesium salts & soap cause dilation of the skins pores ANS : C
6.The main effect of desincrustation is the:
a.stimulation of muscle contraction
b.production of acid at the anode
c.production of alkali at the cathode
d.improvement of moisture content in the skin ANS : C
7.Ozone is formed during:
a.desincrustation
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