WOCN MASD and skin overview questions with correct answers

WOCN MASD and skin overview questions with correct answers 3 layers of the skin - Correct Answers epidermis, dermis, hypodermis healthy skin - Correct Answers dry supple and acidic 5 layers of epidermis - Correct Answers stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale stratum basale - Correct Answers The innermost layer of the epidermis, where new skin cells are germinated Stratum Spinosum (Prickly Layer) - Correct Answers contains desmosones cell to cell adhesion stratum granulosum - Correct Answers granules present in kertinocytes stratum lucidum - Correct Answers only on feet and palms of hands stratum cornuem - Correct Answers keratin-tough fibrous, insoluble protein cells of the epidermis - Correct Answers kertinocytes, melanocytes, lagerhans calls, merkel cells (produce nerve growth factor & distrubted in the rete ridges among basal kertinocytes) Basal Cell Layer or Basement zone layer (BMZ) - Correct Answers may be damaged by shear, blister formation, and burns that result in the epidermis detaching from the dermis rete ridges - Correct Answers anchors the epidermis to the dermis with dermal papillae in the dermis epidermis acidic barrier - Correct Answers fluctuating between ph 4.5-6.5. protects against bacteria and environmental pollutants, regulates skins oil and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Incre