Chapter 18: Vocabulary

Question 1

Ballistics

Answer 1

The study of projectile motion and its interactions with the gun, the air, and the object it contacts

Question 2

Trajectory

Answer 2

The path a projectile follows

Question 3

Drag

Answer 3

The forces acting on a projectile in motion to low its progress

Question 4

Cavitation

Answer 4

The outward motion of tissue du to a projectile’s passage, resulting in a temporary cavity and vacuum

Question 5

Profile

Answer 5

The size and shape of a projectile as it contacts a target; it is the energy exchange surface of the contact

Question 6

Caliber

Answer 6

The diameter of a bullet expressed in hundredths of an inch; the inside diameter of the barrel of a handgun, shotgun, or rifle

Question 7

Resilience

Answer 7

The connective strength and elasticity of an object or fabric

Question 8

Pericardial Tamponade

Answer 8

Filling of the pericardial sac wit fluid, which in turn limits the filling and function of the heart

Question 9

Chricothyrostomy

Answer 9

The introduction of a needle or other tube into the cricothyroid membrane, usually to provide an emergency airway

Question 10

Prognosis

Answer 10

The anticipated outcome of a disease or injury