WEB WOC WOUND CARE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and elastin (tensile
strength)?
Select one:
a. Leukotrienes.
b. Mast cells.
c. Macrophages.
d. Fibroblasts - ANS d. Fibroblasts
A patient has an acute full-thickness wound due to trauma. What order of healing would occur
with this wound?
Select one:
a. Inflammatory, hemostasis, granulation tissue formation, re-epithelialization.
b. Re-epithelialization, granulation tissue formation, hemostasis, remodeling.
c. Hemostasis, resurfacing, scar formation, remodeling.
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,d. Hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and maturation - ANS d. Hemostasis,
inflammation, proliferation and maturation
Which statement accurately describes the characteristic and implication of necrotic tissue in a
wound bed?
Select one:
a. Necrosis of muscle tissue typically results in the formation of stringy, yellow slough.
b. Consistency refers to the cohesiveness of the debris; typically more advanced necrosis is thin
and wet.
c. Eschar usually is black, brown or gray and associated with deeper tissue damage. It is usually
firmly attached to the wound base.
d. A soft mushy leather eschar is not attached to the base and edges of wound and is
sometimes mistaken as a scab. - ANS c. Eschar usually is black, brown or gray and associated
with deeper tissue damage. It is usually firmly attached to the wound base.
What is the primary reason for taking the time to perform a comprehensive assessment to
identify protein energy malnutrition as opposed to ordering a simple blood draw to formulate a
diagnosis?
Select one:
a. Blood tests do not provide a 'stand-alone' assessment.
b. None, blood test for malnutrition are completely reliable.
c. There are no blood tests available.
d. There is a high incidence of false-positive results with blood tests. - ANS a. Blood tests do
not provide a 'stand-alone' assessment.
Which of the following wounds will heal with scar formation?
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,Select one:
a. Full thickness wound.
b. Partial thickness wound.
c. Type 2 skin tear.
d. MARSI (Medical adhesive skin injury). - ANS a. Full thickness wound.
When the skin around a wound develops a whitish appearance, it can be described as:
Select one:
a. Desiccated.
b. Excoriated.
c. Indurated.
d. Macerated. - ANS d. Macerated.
As you setup a skin care program, you identify the elderly to be at risk for skin tears due to the
effects of aging on:
Select one:
a. Tissue oxygenation.
b. Rete ridges.
c. Nutritional status.
d. Immune system. - ANS b. Rete ridges.
As wound healing progresses, collagen deposition and remodeling occur and has which of the
following effects?
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, Select one:
a. Reduced cytokine production.
b. Increased tensile strength.
c. Restored innervation.
d. Increased monocyte activity. - ANS b. Increased tensile strength.
You are aware that age itself is NOT a risk factor for failure to heal wounds. Problems in wound
healing for the elderly are most likely associated with:
Select one:
a. Diet and hydration habits.
b. Lifestyle - such as lack of exercise to stimulate cellular processes.
c. Multiple co-morbidities.
d. Memory loss. - ANS c. Multiple co-morbidities.
Arterial disease, hypotension, vasopressors and severe anemia can be deleterious to wound
healing because they decrease the amount of:
Select one:
a. Fibroblasts in the wound extracellular matrix.
b. Time required to clot the wounds.
c. Oxygen in the tissue.
d. Moisture that accumulates in the wound tissues. - ANS c. Oxygen in the tissue.
Which of the following cells plays a central role in initiating the wound repair process?
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and elastin (tensile
strength)?
Select one:
a. Leukotrienes.
b. Mast cells.
c. Macrophages.
d. Fibroblasts - ANS d. Fibroblasts
A patient has an acute full-thickness wound due to trauma. What order of healing would occur
with this wound?
Select one:
a. Inflammatory, hemostasis, granulation tissue formation, re-epithelialization.
b. Re-epithelialization, granulation tissue formation, hemostasis, remodeling.
c. Hemostasis, resurfacing, scar formation, remodeling.
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,d. Hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and maturation - ANS d. Hemostasis,
inflammation, proliferation and maturation
Which statement accurately describes the characteristic and implication of necrotic tissue in a
wound bed?
Select one:
a. Necrosis of muscle tissue typically results in the formation of stringy, yellow slough.
b. Consistency refers to the cohesiveness of the debris; typically more advanced necrosis is thin
and wet.
c. Eschar usually is black, brown or gray and associated with deeper tissue damage. It is usually
firmly attached to the wound base.
d. A soft mushy leather eschar is not attached to the base and edges of wound and is
sometimes mistaken as a scab. - ANS c. Eschar usually is black, brown or gray and associated
with deeper tissue damage. It is usually firmly attached to the wound base.
What is the primary reason for taking the time to perform a comprehensive assessment to
identify protein energy malnutrition as opposed to ordering a simple blood draw to formulate a
diagnosis?
Select one:
a. Blood tests do not provide a 'stand-alone' assessment.
b. None, blood test for malnutrition are completely reliable.
c. There are no blood tests available.
d. There is a high incidence of false-positive results with blood tests. - ANS a. Blood tests do
not provide a 'stand-alone' assessment.
Which of the following wounds will heal with scar formation?
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,Select one:
a. Full thickness wound.
b. Partial thickness wound.
c. Type 2 skin tear.
d. MARSI (Medical adhesive skin injury). - ANS a. Full thickness wound.
When the skin around a wound develops a whitish appearance, it can be described as:
Select one:
a. Desiccated.
b. Excoriated.
c. Indurated.
d. Macerated. - ANS d. Macerated.
As you setup a skin care program, you identify the elderly to be at risk for skin tears due to the
effects of aging on:
Select one:
a. Tissue oxygenation.
b. Rete ridges.
c. Nutritional status.
d. Immune system. - ANS b. Rete ridges.
As wound healing progresses, collagen deposition and remodeling occur and has which of the
following effects?
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, Select one:
a. Reduced cytokine production.
b. Increased tensile strength.
c. Restored innervation.
d. Increased monocyte activity. - ANS b. Increased tensile strength.
You are aware that age itself is NOT a risk factor for failure to heal wounds. Problems in wound
healing for the elderly are most likely associated with:
Select one:
a. Diet and hydration habits.
b. Lifestyle - such as lack of exercise to stimulate cellular processes.
c. Multiple co-morbidities.
d. Memory loss. - ANS c. Multiple co-morbidities.
Arterial disease, hypotension, vasopressors and severe anemia can be deleterious to wound
healing because they decrease the amount of:
Select one:
a. Fibroblasts in the wound extracellular matrix.
b. Time required to clot the wounds.
c. Oxygen in the tissue.
d. Moisture that accumulates in the wound tissues. - ANS c. Oxygen in the tissue.
Which of the following cells plays a central role in initiating the wound repair process?
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