CWS exam Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
CellsAmakeAupAtheAEpidermis?A-AAnswerAKeratinocytes
KeratinocytesAare?A-
AAnswerAinAstratumAgranulosum,ArelaseAlipidsAwhichAcontinaunAmoisture,AbrickAandAmortarAofAskin
DermisAcontains?A-AAnswerAcellsAforAimmuneAfunction:AMacrophagesAandAFibroblasts
PhAofAtheAskin?A-AAnswerA4-6.5
MacrophagesAdoAwhat?A-AAnswerA
FibroblastsAare?A-AAnswerA
subcutaneousAtissue?A-
AAnswerAcanAnotAregenerate,AhealsAscarAtissue,ApoorlyAperfused,AplaysAkeyAroleAinAreducingApresur
e
Muscle?A-
AAnswerAcanAnotAregenerate,AhigherAmetabolicArate,AmostAimpactedAbyAunrelievedApressure.
ageAandAskin?A-
AAnswerAneonatesAandAinfantsAskinAabsorbptionArisjAisAhigher.AOlderA=AprolongedAskinAresponce.
BasalAcellAcarcinoma?A-
AAnswerAmostAcommon,ApearlAlikeAtransulscentApapuleAwithAcentralAulceration.
SquamousAcellAcarcinoma?A-
AAnswerAenlargedAkeratoticApapule,AcanAoccurAonAlesAinAelderly,AmistakenAforAaAvenousAulver
ABCDE?A-AAnswerAAssymetry
Border
Color
Diameter
,Evolution
BiposyAis?A-
AAnswerAgoldAstandardAforAidentificationAifAwoundAisAnotArespondingAtoAnormalAtreatmenet
absorptionAofAtopicalAtreatments?A-
AAnswerAscrotum,AhairAfollicles,Aface,Aforearm,ApalmAofAtheAhand,AplantarAfoot.
vitaminAcAdifficencyAwound?A-AAnswerAtraiangularAskinAtear:AadvacedA=AtransparentAepidermice
zincAdefficencyArash?A-AAnswerAflakingAredArash,AeyebrowsAorrAnoseAfolds
essientialAfattyAacidAdeficiencyAappears?A-AAnswerAsnowflakesAinAtheAsocks!!
glucosamineAdeficency?A-AAnswerAtentingAofAtheAskinAthatAdoesnAnotAresolve
Macules?A-
AAnswerAflat,AdifferentAcolorAthanAnormal,AonAskinAorAmucosalAarea,AmayAbeAfineAscales.ANONPAL
PABLE
Papules?A-AAnswerAsolidAelevationAfromAskin,Ared.
Plaques?A-AAnswerAscalyAraisedAareasAofAskin
nodules?A-AAnswerAfirmAwellAdefininedAlesionAunderAskin
cystsA-AAnswerAclosedAcavityAorAsac,AfluidAorAsemisolid
crust?A-AAnswerAhardenedAdrainage:AyellowA=Aserum,AGreenAorAgreen-
yellowA=Apurulent.ARedAorAblackA-AdriedAblood
abcess?A-AAnswerAaccumulationAofApusAorApurulentAdrainage,Araised/red
Bulla?A-AAnswerAfluidAfilledAblister
,pustule?A-AAnswerAacne
vesicle?A-AAnswerAfluidAfilledAcavity,Aclear,Aserous,Ahemmoragic,Apus:AallergicAreactionAorAsunburn
erythema?A-AAnswerAredAlocalAblanchable!
erthroderma?A-AAnswerAgernalizedAblanchableAredness
telanciectasiaA-AAnswerAblanchingAspiderAveins
eccymosis?A-AAnswerAbloodAbrusingAunderAskin
pertechiaeA-AAnswerAnonblanchableAmacules,AnotAraised,Aflat
palpableApurpura?A-AAnswerAnonblanchable,Araised,AcausedAbyAinflammatoryAresponse
atrophy?A-AAnswerAthinningAofAunderAtissue
ulcer?A-AAnswerAlossAofAepidermisAandAatAleastAupperAdermis
gangreneA-AAnswerAnecroticAtissue,AcausedAfromAischemia,AwetAorAdryAtissueAdeath
eschar?A-AAnswerAthickAdryAleatheryAnecroticAtissue
whichAcellsAinAtheAdermisAproduceAcollagenAandAelastinAforAhealingAandAimmuneAfunction?A-
AAnswerAFibroblasts
whichAlayerAofAskinAifAitAhasAreducedAmakesAitAhigherAriskAforApatientAtoAdevelopApressureAinjurie
s?A-AAnswerAsubcutaneousAtissue
onAwhichAbodyAsiteAwouldAapplicationAofAmedicationAbeAabsorbedAtheAgreatest?A-
AAnswerAtheAforehead
firstAthingAthatAhappendsAinAwoundAbed?A-AAnswerAbleeding
, WhatAdoesAhappendsAafterAbleedingAinAwoundAbed?A-
AAnswerAvasoconstrictionAthenAclottingAcascadeAwhichArealeasesAcytokinesAandAfibrinAforAgrowthAfact
ors,
inAinflammationAstageA1st?A-AAnswerAcytokinesAandAgrowthAfactorsArealeased
inAinflammationA2nd>A-AAnswerAfibrinAmatrixAandAestablishedAbleedingAcontrolled
inAinflammationA3rd?A-AAnswerANeutrophillsAprodominate,AeliminateAbacteria
inAinflammationA4th>A-AAnswerAmacrophagesAincrease!
whatAdoAmacrophagesAdoAinAinflammatoryAphase>A-
AAnswerAeliminateAdeadAbacteria,AneutrophilsAandAcellularAdebris.A
releaseAcytokinesAthatAfollowAtoA2ndAphase.
impairedAmacrophagesAareAseenAin?A-AAnswerADiabeties
proliferationAis?A-AAnswerA2ndAstageAwoundAhealing!
proliferationAbeginsAwith?A-
AAnswerAfibroblastAmigration,AsummonedAbyAgrowthAfactorsAandAcytokines.
NEWAECMAformsA(granulation)
FibroblastsAresponsibleAforAsynthesis
FibroblastsAcreateAcollagenA3
VigorousAangiogensesisAexceedingAnormalAneeds
ContractionAbyAmyofibroblasts
myofobroblasts?A-AAnswerAcontractAwoundAbedAinAproliferation
FibroblastsAsynthesis?A-AAnswerAcollagenA3,AnoAtensileAstreagnthAinAproliferation
angogenesis?A-AAnswerAformationAofAnewAvaculatureAforAwoundAbed.
woundAcontraction?A-AAnswerAfromAmyofibroblasts,AsmoothAmuscleAcell
Updated 2026
CellsAmakeAupAtheAEpidermis?A-AAnswerAKeratinocytes
KeratinocytesAare?A-
AAnswerAinAstratumAgranulosum,ArelaseAlipidsAwhichAcontinaunAmoisture,AbrickAandAmortarAofAskin
DermisAcontains?A-AAnswerAcellsAforAimmuneAfunction:AMacrophagesAandAFibroblasts
PhAofAtheAskin?A-AAnswerA4-6.5
MacrophagesAdoAwhat?A-AAnswerA
FibroblastsAare?A-AAnswerA
subcutaneousAtissue?A-
AAnswerAcanAnotAregenerate,AhealsAscarAtissue,ApoorlyAperfused,AplaysAkeyAroleAinAreducingApresur
e
Muscle?A-
AAnswerAcanAnotAregenerate,AhigherAmetabolicArate,AmostAimpactedAbyAunrelievedApressure.
ageAandAskin?A-
AAnswerAneonatesAandAinfantsAskinAabsorbptionArisjAisAhigher.AOlderA=AprolongedAskinAresponce.
BasalAcellAcarcinoma?A-
AAnswerAmostAcommon,ApearlAlikeAtransulscentApapuleAwithAcentralAulceration.
SquamousAcellAcarcinoma?A-
AAnswerAenlargedAkeratoticApapule,AcanAoccurAonAlesAinAelderly,AmistakenAforAaAvenousAulver
ABCDE?A-AAnswerAAssymetry
Border
Color
Diameter
,Evolution
BiposyAis?A-
AAnswerAgoldAstandardAforAidentificationAifAwoundAisAnotArespondingAtoAnormalAtreatmenet
absorptionAofAtopicalAtreatments?A-
AAnswerAscrotum,AhairAfollicles,Aface,Aforearm,ApalmAofAtheAhand,AplantarAfoot.
vitaminAcAdifficencyAwound?A-AAnswerAtraiangularAskinAtear:AadvacedA=AtransparentAepidermice
zincAdefficencyArash?A-AAnswerAflakingAredArash,AeyebrowsAorrAnoseAfolds
essientialAfattyAacidAdeficiencyAappears?A-AAnswerAsnowflakesAinAtheAsocks!!
glucosamineAdeficency?A-AAnswerAtentingAofAtheAskinAthatAdoesnAnotAresolve
Macules?A-
AAnswerAflat,AdifferentAcolorAthanAnormal,AonAskinAorAmucosalAarea,AmayAbeAfineAscales.ANONPAL
PABLE
Papules?A-AAnswerAsolidAelevationAfromAskin,Ared.
Plaques?A-AAnswerAscalyAraisedAareasAofAskin
nodules?A-AAnswerAfirmAwellAdefininedAlesionAunderAskin
cystsA-AAnswerAclosedAcavityAorAsac,AfluidAorAsemisolid
crust?A-AAnswerAhardenedAdrainage:AyellowA=Aserum,AGreenAorAgreen-
yellowA=Apurulent.ARedAorAblackA-AdriedAblood
abcess?A-AAnswerAaccumulationAofApusAorApurulentAdrainage,Araised/red
Bulla?A-AAnswerAfluidAfilledAblister
,pustule?A-AAnswerAacne
vesicle?A-AAnswerAfluidAfilledAcavity,Aclear,Aserous,Ahemmoragic,Apus:AallergicAreactionAorAsunburn
erythema?A-AAnswerAredAlocalAblanchable!
erthroderma?A-AAnswerAgernalizedAblanchableAredness
telanciectasiaA-AAnswerAblanchingAspiderAveins
eccymosis?A-AAnswerAbloodAbrusingAunderAskin
pertechiaeA-AAnswerAnonblanchableAmacules,AnotAraised,Aflat
palpableApurpura?A-AAnswerAnonblanchable,Araised,AcausedAbyAinflammatoryAresponse
atrophy?A-AAnswerAthinningAofAunderAtissue
ulcer?A-AAnswerAlossAofAepidermisAandAatAleastAupperAdermis
gangreneA-AAnswerAnecroticAtissue,AcausedAfromAischemia,AwetAorAdryAtissueAdeath
eschar?A-AAnswerAthickAdryAleatheryAnecroticAtissue
whichAcellsAinAtheAdermisAproduceAcollagenAandAelastinAforAhealingAandAimmuneAfunction?A-
AAnswerAFibroblasts
whichAlayerAofAskinAifAitAhasAreducedAmakesAitAhigherAriskAforApatientAtoAdevelopApressureAinjurie
s?A-AAnswerAsubcutaneousAtissue
onAwhichAbodyAsiteAwouldAapplicationAofAmedicationAbeAabsorbedAtheAgreatest?A-
AAnswerAtheAforehead
firstAthingAthatAhappendsAinAwoundAbed?A-AAnswerAbleeding
, WhatAdoesAhappendsAafterAbleedingAinAwoundAbed?A-
AAnswerAvasoconstrictionAthenAclottingAcascadeAwhichArealeasesAcytokinesAandAfibrinAforAgrowthAfact
ors,
inAinflammationAstageA1st?A-AAnswerAcytokinesAandAgrowthAfactorsArealeased
inAinflammationA2nd>A-AAnswerAfibrinAmatrixAandAestablishedAbleedingAcontrolled
inAinflammationA3rd?A-AAnswerANeutrophillsAprodominate,AeliminateAbacteria
inAinflammationA4th>A-AAnswerAmacrophagesAincrease!
whatAdoAmacrophagesAdoAinAinflammatoryAphase>A-
AAnswerAeliminateAdeadAbacteria,AneutrophilsAandAcellularAdebris.A
releaseAcytokinesAthatAfollowAtoA2ndAphase.
impairedAmacrophagesAareAseenAin?A-AAnswerADiabeties
proliferationAis?A-AAnswerA2ndAstageAwoundAhealing!
proliferationAbeginsAwith?A-
AAnswerAfibroblastAmigration,AsummonedAbyAgrowthAfactorsAandAcytokines.
NEWAECMAformsA(granulation)
FibroblastsAresponsibleAforAsynthesis
FibroblastsAcreateAcollagenA3
VigorousAangiogensesisAexceedingAnormalAneeds
ContractionAbyAmyofibroblasts
myofobroblasts?A-AAnswerAcontractAwoundAbedAinAproliferation
FibroblastsAsynthesis?A-AAnswerAcollagenA3,AnoAtensileAstreagnthAinAproliferation
angogenesis?A-AAnswerAformationAofAnewAvaculatureAforAwoundAbed.
woundAcontraction?A-AAnswerAfromAmyofibroblasts,AsmoothAmuscleAcell