chapter 26

Question 1

The formation of clots to plug openings in injured blood vessels and stop blood flow

Answer 1

coagulation

Question 2

The flow of blood through body tissues and vessels

Answer 2

perfusion

Question 3

Very small, thin-walled blood vessels

Answer 3

venules

Question 4

A life-threatening fracture of the pelvis caused by a force that displaced one or both sides of the pelvis laterally and posteriorly

Answer 4

open-book pelvic fracture

Question 5

Bleeding

Answer 5

hemorrhage

Question 6

A condition in which the circulatory system fails to provide sufficient circulation to maintain normal cellular functions

Answer 6

shock

Question 7

The smallest branches of arteries leading to the vast network of capillaries

Answer 7

arterioroles

Question 8

The small blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules; various substances pass through capillary walls, into and out of the interstitial fluid, and then on to the cells

Answer 8

capillaries

Question 9

A condition in which the circulatory system fails to provide sufficient circulation to maintain normal cellular function

Answer 9

hypoperfusion

Question 10

A nosebleed

Answer 10

epistaxis

Question 11

Vomiting blood

Answer 11

hematemesis

Question 12

The coughing up of blood

Answer 12

hemoptysis

Question 13

A dressing impregnated with a chemical compound that slows or stops bleeding by assisting with clot formation

Answer 13

hemostatic dressing

Question 14

The main artery leaving the left side of the heart and carrying freshly oxygenated blood to the body

Answer 14

aorta

Question 15

A device to splint the bony pelvis to reduce hemorrhage from bone ends, venous disruption, and pain

Answer 15

pelvic binder

Question 16

A blood vessel, consisting of three layers of tissue and smooth muscle, that carries blood away from the heart

Answer 16

artery

Question 17

A mass of blood that has collected within damaged tissue beneath the skin or in a body cavity

Answer 17

hematoma

Question 18

The blood vessels that carry blood from the tissues to the heart

Answer 18

veins

Question 19

The bleeding control method used when a wound continues to bleed despite the use of direct pressure

Answer 19

tourniquet

Question 20

A bruise from an injury that causes bleeding beneath the skin without breaking the skin

Answer 20

contusion

Question 21

A device that provides proximal compression of severe bleeding near the axial or inguinal junction with the torso

Answer 21

junctional tourniquet

Question 22

Narrowing of a blood vessel

Answer 22

vasoconstriction

Question 23

Blood in the urine

Answer 23

hematuria

Question 24

A buildup of blood beneath the skin that produces a characteristic blue of black discoloration as the result of an injury

Answer 24

ecchymosis

Question 25

A hereditary condition in which the patient lacks one or more of the blood’s normal clotting factors

Answer 25

hemophilia

Question 26

A condition in which low blood volume, due to massive internal or external bleeding or extensive loss of body water, results in inadequate perfusion

Answer 26

hypovolemic shock