WCC-Final Exam Question with Correct
Answers
Which of the following can disrupt the acid mantle?
Use of alkaline soaps
What is the function of melanin?
UV radiation protection
Other than the skin, what two organs are part of the metabolic pathway for the
production of Vitamin D?
Liver and kidney
What term is used to describe to temperature maintenance by the body?
Thermoregulation
What environmental element is needed for the skin to produce Vitamin D?
UV rays
What is the outermost, superficial layer of the epidermis?
Stratum corneum
How would you characterize the vascularity of the epidermis?
Not vascularized
Which cell in the epidermis divides into two daughter cells?
Keratinocytes
What protein is responsible for making the epidermis tough?
, Keratin
What layer of the skin is affected when a blister forms?
Basement membrane zone
How would you characterized the vascularity of the dermis?
Highly vascularized
What layer of the skin contains nerves, sweat glands, and hair follicles?
Reticular layer
What cells of the dermis have a role in blood clotting after injury?
Mast cells
Which of the following is a difference in the characteristics of darker skin compared
with lighter skin?
Collagen bundles are more compact.
How does healthy fascia appear?
White and shiny
How does healthy muscle appear?
Dark red and striated
What underlying structure is ribbonlike, striated, and pearly white?
Ligament
What protein allows red blood cells to attract and move oxygen to the cells?
Hemoglobin
Answers
Which of the following can disrupt the acid mantle?
Use of alkaline soaps
What is the function of melanin?
UV radiation protection
Other than the skin, what two organs are part of the metabolic pathway for the
production of Vitamin D?
Liver and kidney
What term is used to describe to temperature maintenance by the body?
Thermoregulation
What environmental element is needed for the skin to produce Vitamin D?
UV rays
What is the outermost, superficial layer of the epidermis?
Stratum corneum
How would you characterize the vascularity of the epidermis?
Not vascularized
Which cell in the epidermis divides into two daughter cells?
Keratinocytes
What protein is responsible for making the epidermis tough?
, Keratin
What layer of the skin is affected when a blister forms?
Basement membrane zone
How would you characterized the vascularity of the dermis?
Highly vascularized
What layer of the skin contains nerves, sweat glands, and hair follicles?
Reticular layer
What cells of the dermis have a role in blood clotting after injury?
Mast cells
Which of the following is a difference in the characteristics of darker skin compared
with lighter skin?
Collagen bundles are more compact.
How does healthy fascia appear?
White and shiny
How does healthy muscle appear?
Dark red and striated
What underlying structure is ribbonlike, striated, and pearly white?
Ligament
What protein allows red blood cells to attract and move oxygen to the cells?
Hemoglobin
