SEM580 EXAM REVIEW 1
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST
What are the major layers of the skin?
a. hypodermis and muscle
b. epidermis and dermis
c. keratinocytes and fibroblasts
d. macrophages and platelets - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>b. epidermis and
dermis
What is the benefit in the skin maintaining an acid mantle
a. promotes skin hydration
b. increases TEWL (trans epidermal water loss)
c. retards growth of skin pathogens
d. promotes skin elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>c. retards growth of skin
pathogens
How does age alter the skin's epidermal turnover or process of differentiation?
a. prolongs the rate of cell turnover (>28 days)
b. reduces the rate of cell turnover (<28 days)
c. doesn't affect the rate of cell turnover
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,d. accelerates turnover to 5 days or less - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a. prolongs
the rate of cell turnover (>28 days)
Structures of the dermis include:
a. collagen, melanocytes, keratinocytes, and sweat glands
b. fat, vasculature, hair follicles, and melanocytes
c. connective tissue, fat, keratinocytes, and elastin proteins
d. collagen, elastin proteins, hair follicles, sweat glands. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>d. collagen, elastin proteins, hair follicles, sweat glands Which
cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and elastin
(tensile strength)? a. leukotrienes
b. fibroblasts
c. macrophages
d. mast cells - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>b. fibroblasts
which layer of soft tissue is most vulnerable to pressure over a bony prominence?
a. hypodermis
b. subcutaneous
c. dermis
d. muscle - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>d. muscle (inside out damage)
what is the definition of MASD?
a. skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to various sources of moisture.
b. skin damage that is due to stripping action while cleansing the skin with soap
and water
c. skin damage due to radiation dermatitis.
d. skin damage due to infiltration of medication. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a.
skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to various sources of moisture.
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, understanding the physiology of skin when it is injured by MASD is important.
skin that is occluded by an absorptive type of product (i.e. adult brief) results in
what altered skin barrier effect?
a. decrease in TEWL and skin pH
b. increase in TEWL and skin pH
c. less perspiration
d. reduced friction - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>b. increase in TEWL and skin pH
intertriginous dermatitis (ITD) is differentiated from incontinence associated skin
damage (IAD) in that:
a. IAD only occurs in skin folds
b. IAD may be complicated by bacterial or fungal infection
c. ITD only occurs between the buttocks
d. the source of moisture and location are different - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>d.
the source of moisture and location are different
select the statement that is most true regarding IAD (incontinence associated
dermatitis) management
a. skin barrier pastes should be removed entirely following fecal incontinent
episodes
b. petroleum based products may reduce the absorbency of disposable
undergarments.
c. humectants are an important ingredient in incontinence skin care products
d. soap and water should be used for incontinence skin care management. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>b. petroleum based products may reduce the
absorbency off disposable undergarments.
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UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST
What are the major layers of the skin?
a. hypodermis and muscle
b. epidermis and dermis
c. keratinocytes and fibroblasts
d. macrophages and platelets - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>b. epidermis and
dermis
What is the benefit in the skin maintaining an acid mantle
a. promotes skin hydration
b. increases TEWL (trans epidermal water loss)
c. retards growth of skin pathogens
d. promotes skin elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>c. retards growth of skin
pathogens
How does age alter the skin's epidermal turnover or process of differentiation?
a. prolongs the rate of cell turnover (>28 days)
b. reduces the rate of cell turnover (<28 days)
c. doesn't affect the rate of cell turnover
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,d. accelerates turnover to 5 days or less - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a. prolongs
the rate of cell turnover (>28 days)
Structures of the dermis include:
a. collagen, melanocytes, keratinocytes, and sweat glands
b. fat, vasculature, hair follicles, and melanocytes
c. connective tissue, fat, keratinocytes, and elastin proteins
d. collagen, elastin proteins, hair follicles, sweat glands. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>d. collagen, elastin proteins, hair follicles, sweat glands Which
cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and elastin
(tensile strength)? a. leukotrienes
b. fibroblasts
c. macrophages
d. mast cells - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>b. fibroblasts
which layer of soft tissue is most vulnerable to pressure over a bony prominence?
a. hypodermis
b. subcutaneous
c. dermis
d. muscle - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>d. muscle (inside out damage)
what is the definition of MASD?
a. skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to various sources of moisture.
b. skin damage that is due to stripping action while cleansing the skin with soap
and water
c. skin damage due to radiation dermatitis.
d. skin damage due to infiltration of medication. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a.
skin damage caused by prolonged exposure to various sources of moisture.
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, understanding the physiology of skin when it is injured by MASD is important.
skin that is occluded by an absorptive type of product (i.e. adult brief) results in
what altered skin barrier effect?
a. decrease in TEWL and skin pH
b. increase in TEWL and skin pH
c. less perspiration
d. reduced friction - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>b. increase in TEWL and skin pH
intertriginous dermatitis (ITD) is differentiated from incontinence associated skin
damage (IAD) in that:
a. IAD only occurs in skin folds
b. IAD may be complicated by bacterial or fungal infection
c. ITD only occurs between the buttocks
d. the source of moisture and location are different - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>d.
the source of moisture and location are different
select the statement that is most true regarding IAD (incontinence associated
dermatitis) management
a. skin barrier pastes should be removed entirely following fecal incontinent
episodes
b. petroleum based products may reduce the absorbency of disposable
undergarments.
c. humectants are an important ingredient in incontinence skin care products
d. soap and water should be used for incontinence skin care management. -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>b. petroleum based products may reduce the
absorbency off disposable undergarments.
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