WCC-FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & UPDATED
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1. Which of the following can disrupt the acid mantle? Use of alkaline
soaps
2. What is the function of melanin? UV radiation protection
3. Other than the skin, what two organs are part Liver and kidney
of the metabolic pathway for the production
of Vitamin D?
4. What term is used to describe to temperature mainte-
Thermoregulation
nance by the body?
5. What environmental element is needed for the skin to UV rays
produce Vitamin D?
6. What is the outermost, superficial layer of the epider- Stratum
corneum
mis?
7. How would you characterize the vascularity Not vascularized
of the epidermis?
8. Which cell in the epidermis divides into two
Keratinocytes
daughter cells?
9. What protein is responsible for making the epidermis Keratin
tough?
10. What layer of the skin is affected when a blister forms? Basement
membrane
zone
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11. How would you characterized the vascularity Highly vascularized
of the dermis?
12. What layer of the skin contains nerves, sweat
Reticular layer
glands, and hair follicles?
13. Mast cells
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What cells of the dermis have a role in blood
clotting after injury?
14. Which of the following is a difference in the character- Collagen
bundles are
istics of darker skin compared with lighter skin? more compact.
15. How does healthy fascia appear? White and shiny
16. How does healthy muscle appear? Dark red and striated
17. What underlying structure is ribbonlike, Ligament
striated, and pearly white?
18. What protein allows red blood cells to
Hemoglobin
attract and move oxygen to the cells?
19. What two steps are platelets involved in as part of the Adhesion
and activation
clot formation process?
20. Upon admission to a facility, when should the compre- Within 8
hours
hensive skin assessment be conducted for
patients at risk for pressure injuries?
21. What type of light should you avoid when conducting Fluorescent
light
a skin assessment?
22. Studies have found that depression and other psycho-
Inflammatory
logical distresses can have a negative effect on
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COMPLETE ANSWERS PASSED 100% NEWEST
VERSION
1. Which of the following can disrupt the acid mantle? Use of alkaline
soaps
2. What is the function of melanin? UV radiation protection
3. Other than the skin, what two organs are part Liver and kidney
of the metabolic pathway for the production
of Vitamin D?
4. What term is used to describe to temperature mainte-
Thermoregulation
nance by the body?
5. What environmental element is needed for the skin to UV rays
produce Vitamin D?
6. What is the outermost, superficial layer of the epider- Stratum
corneum
mis?
7. How would you characterize the vascularity Not vascularized
of the epidermis?
8. Which cell in the epidermis divides into two
Keratinocytes
daughter cells?
9. What protein is responsible for making the epidermis Keratin
tough?
10. What layer of the skin is affected when a blister forms? Basement
membrane
zone
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21
,WCC-FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & UPDATED
COMPLETE ANSWERS PASSED 100% NEWEST
VERSION
11. How would you characterized the vascularity Highly vascularized
of the dermis?
12. What layer of the skin contains nerves, sweat
Reticular layer
glands, and hair follicles?
13. Mast cells
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21
, WCC-FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & UPDATED
COMPLETE ANSWERS PASSED 100% NEWEST
VERSION
What cells of the dermis have a role in blood
clotting after injury?
14. Which of the following is a difference in the character- Collagen
bundles are
istics of darker skin compared with lighter skin? more compact.
15. How does healthy fascia appear? White and shiny
16. How does healthy muscle appear? Dark red and striated
17. What underlying structure is ribbonlike, Ligament
striated, and pearly white?
18. What protein allows red blood cells to
Hemoglobin
attract and move oxygen to the cells?
19. What two steps are platelets involved in as part of the Adhesion
and activation
clot formation process?
20. Upon admission to a facility, when should the compre- Within 8
hours
hensive skin assessment be conducted for
patients at risk for pressure injuries?
21. What type of light should you avoid when conducting Fluorescent
light
a skin assessment?
22. Studies have found that depression and other psycho-
Inflammatory
logical distresses can have a negative effect on
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21
