Nacc Review Exam 2026 Comprehensive Review Questions And Answers

NACC REVIEW EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

◉ Lipids. Answer: protect cells from dehydration


◉ Mitosis occurs in this layer. Answer: stratum germinativum


◉ two layers of the dermis. Answer: papillary and reticular


◉ The _____ is also referred to as the spiny layer.. Answer: stratum
spinosum


◉ describe the stratum lucidum. Answer: translucent layer that
allows sunlight to pass through the skin


◉ AKA the basal layer. Answer: stratum germinativum


◉ thickest layer of the skin. Answer: dermis


◉ cell division. Answer: mitosis

,◉ acid mantle. Answer: protective barrier made up of sebum, sweat,
water and lipids


◉ TEWL. Answer: transepidermal water loss


◉ When outside temperatures change the skin adjusts to. Answer:
warm or cool the body


◉ sebaceous gland AKA. Answer: oil gland


◉ Epidermis composed of ___ layers. Answer: 5


◉ Layers of the epidermis. Answer: Corneum, Lucidum, Spinosum,
Granulosum, Germinativum


◉ Keratinocyte. Answer: keratin protein cells


◉ keratin. Answer: protein that makes up the hair, skin and nails


◉ AKA the horny layer. Answer: stratum corneum


◉ corneocytes. Answer: waterproof protective cells found in the
stratum corneum

, ◉ Thickest on palms of hands and soles of feet. Answer: Stratum
Lucidum


◉ AKA granular layer. Answer: stratum granulosum


◉ melanocyte. Answer: pigment cell


◉ melanin. Answer: pigment that gives the hair, skin, and eyes
colour


◉ Two types of melanin. Answer: eumelanin and pheomelanin


◉ eumelanin. Answer: dark brown, black (mostly in darker skin
tones)


◉ pheomelanin. Answer: yellow to red (mostly in lighter skin tones)


◉ true skinAKA. Answer: dermis


◉ Collagen makes up ___% of the dermis. Answer: 70