Emory Wound Exam 1 (2025) ACTUAL
EXAM (TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS) AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(MULTIPLE CHOICES) |COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |A+ GRADED |100%
CORRECT!!
Which structure of the skin provides the body with photoprotective
properties by absorbing harmful UV light? (2)
A. Melanin
B. Langerhans cells
C. Odland bodies
D. Stratum lucidum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A
What is a unique function of the layer of the epidermis known as the
stratum basale? (2)
,A. Providing immunity via Langerhans Cells
B. Producing new epithelial cells
C. Releasing lipids to hep maintain normal brick and mortar skin
configuration
D. Protecting the palms of the hands and soles of the feet - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔B - reproductive layer of the dermis characterized by proliferating
keratinocytes
Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen and elastin critical to
immune function and healing? (2)
A. Leukotrienes
B. Prostaglandins
C. Macrophages
D. Fibroblasts - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
Which patient's wound would the WCN expect to heal by scar formation?
(2)
,A. A head wound extending beyond the hair follicles
B. A shallow wound on the hand
C. A stage 2 PI
D. A first-degree burn - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A
Which of the following statements accurately describes how the skin
functions as a barrier between the internal and external environments? (2)
A. The skin lipids bind water, normally maintaining skin water content at
20% or higher
B. When the barrier function of the skin is compromised, transepidermal
water loss (TEWL) decreases
C. Protection against pathogenic invasion is supported by an acidic pH of
the skin
D. Merkel receptors embedded in the eECM contribute to the mechanical
rigidity and frictional resistance protection of the skin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C
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, The WCN assessing the skin of patients in a nursing home keeps in mind
the structural changes that occur in aging skin. What is one of these
changes? (2)
A. Increase in melanocytes
B. Rounding of dermal-epidermal junction
C. Increase in Mast Cells
D. Decrease in collagen - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
On which body site would the transepidermal application of a medication
obtain the greatest. percutaneous absorption? (2)
A. Plantar surface of the foot
B. Forearm
C. Forehead
D. Hand - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C
Which principle of skin care product use would the WCN include in a
teaching plan for a patient with a leg wound? (2)
EXAM (TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS) AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(MULTIPLE CHOICES) |COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |A+ GRADED |100%
CORRECT!!
Which structure of the skin provides the body with photoprotective
properties by absorbing harmful UV light? (2)
A. Melanin
B. Langerhans cells
C. Odland bodies
D. Stratum lucidum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A
What is a unique function of the layer of the epidermis known as the
stratum basale? (2)
,A. Providing immunity via Langerhans Cells
B. Producing new epithelial cells
C. Releasing lipids to hep maintain normal brick and mortar skin
configuration
D. Protecting the palms of the hands and soles of the feet - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔B - reproductive layer of the dermis characterized by proliferating
keratinocytes
Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen and elastin critical to
immune function and healing? (2)
A. Leukotrienes
B. Prostaglandins
C. Macrophages
D. Fibroblasts - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
Which patient's wound would the WCN expect to heal by scar formation?
(2)
,A. A head wound extending beyond the hair follicles
B. A shallow wound on the hand
C. A stage 2 PI
D. A first-degree burn - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A
Which of the following statements accurately describes how the skin
functions as a barrier between the internal and external environments? (2)
A. The skin lipids bind water, normally maintaining skin water content at
20% or higher
B. When the barrier function of the skin is compromised, transepidermal
water loss (TEWL) decreases
C. Protection against pathogenic invasion is supported by an acidic pH of
the skin
D. Merkel receptors embedded in the eECM contribute to the mechanical
rigidity and frictional resistance protection of the skin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, The WCN assessing the skin of patients in a nursing home keeps in mind
the structural changes that occur in aging skin. What is one of these
changes? (2)
A. Increase in melanocytes
B. Rounding of dermal-epidermal junction
C. Increase in Mast Cells
D. Decrease in collagen - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
On which body site would the transepidermal application of a medication
obtain the greatest. percutaneous absorption? (2)
A. Plantar surface of the foot
B. Forearm
C. Forehead
D. Hand - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C
Which principle of skin care product use would the WCN include in a
teaching plan for a patient with a leg wound? (2)
