WEB WOC SEMINARS QUIZ FINAL
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
⩥ Epidermal Cells: Keratinocytes.
Answer: Produce keratin, make of 80% of the epidermis
⩥ Epidermal Cells: Melanocytes.
Answer: Determine the color of the skin
⩥ Epidermal Cells: Langerhans Cells.
Answer: Assist with skin immune system
⩥ Epidermal Cells: Merkel Cells.
Answer: Provide tactile reception, produce nerve growth factor
⩥ Rete Ridges/Pegs.
Answer: Fingerlike extensions that anchor the epidermis to the dermis
⩥ Skin pH.
Answer: 4.5-6.5
,⩥ Dermal proteins.
Answer: Collagen and Elastin
⩥ Dermal Cells: Fibroblasts.
Answer: Produce collagen and other proteins
⩥ Dermal Cells: Mast cells, Macrophages, & Lymphocytes.
Answer: Cells involved in immune surveillance
⩥ Dermal appendages.
Answer: Hair follicles, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, nails
⩥ Emollients.
Answer: soften skin an provide lipids (i.e. silicone, dimethicone, lanolin,
ceramide
⩥ Humectants.
Answer: add water to skin (i.e. urea, lactic acid, glycerin)
⩥ Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD).
, Answer: inflammation and erosion of the skin caused by prolonged
exposure to various sources of moisture
⩥ Intertriginous Dermatitis (ITD).
Answer: a type of MASD, inflammation and skin erosion involving
body folds and friction of skin to skin
⩥ Peristomal MASD (PMASD).
Answer: Inflammation and denudation of the peristomal skin associated
with effluent exposure such as urine or stool
⩥ Periwound MASD (PWMASD).
Answer: inflammation and erosion of the skin around a chronic wound
associated with sustained contact of wound exudate
⩥ Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD).
Answer: a type of MASD, inflammation caused by the prolonged
exposure to urine, feces, or dual incontinence
⩥ Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI).
Answer: erythema (or other manifestation) of cutaneous abnormality
that persists 30 minutes of more after removal of adhesive dressing or
tape, types: maceration, mechanical trauma (i.e. skin tear), tension
blister, folliculitis
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
⩥ Epidermal Cells: Keratinocytes.
Answer: Produce keratin, make of 80% of the epidermis
⩥ Epidermal Cells: Melanocytes.
Answer: Determine the color of the skin
⩥ Epidermal Cells: Langerhans Cells.
Answer: Assist with skin immune system
⩥ Epidermal Cells: Merkel Cells.
Answer: Provide tactile reception, produce nerve growth factor
⩥ Rete Ridges/Pegs.
Answer: Fingerlike extensions that anchor the epidermis to the dermis
⩥ Skin pH.
Answer: 4.5-6.5
,⩥ Dermal proteins.
Answer: Collagen and Elastin
⩥ Dermal Cells: Fibroblasts.
Answer: Produce collagen and other proteins
⩥ Dermal Cells: Mast cells, Macrophages, & Lymphocytes.
Answer: Cells involved in immune surveillance
⩥ Dermal appendages.
Answer: Hair follicles, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, nails
⩥ Emollients.
Answer: soften skin an provide lipids (i.e. silicone, dimethicone, lanolin,
ceramide
⩥ Humectants.
Answer: add water to skin (i.e. urea, lactic acid, glycerin)
⩥ Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD).
, Answer: inflammation and erosion of the skin caused by prolonged
exposure to various sources of moisture
⩥ Intertriginous Dermatitis (ITD).
Answer: a type of MASD, inflammation and skin erosion involving
body folds and friction of skin to skin
⩥ Peristomal MASD (PMASD).
Answer: Inflammation and denudation of the peristomal skin associated
with effluent exposure such as urine or stool
⩥ Periwound MASD (PWMASD).
Answer: inflammation and erosion of the skin around a chronic wound
associated with sustained contact of wound exudate
⩥ Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD).
Answer: a type of MASD, inflammation caused by the prolonged
exposure to urine, feces, or dual incontinence
⩥ Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI).
Answer: erythema (or other manifestation) of cutaneous abnormality
that persists 30 minutes of more after removal of adhesive dressing or
tape, types: maceration, mechanical trauma (i.e. skin tear), tension
blister, folliculitis
