Chapter 22 Definitions

Question 1

relative humidity

Answer 1

the ratio between the amount of water vapor in the air and the actual amount of water the air could potentially hold based on the current temperature

Question 2

ambient

Answer 2

pertaining to the local environment

Question 3

adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Answer 3

an energy-yielding enzyme used during muscular contractions`

Question 4

sickle cell trait

Answer 4

carrying one sickle gene, associated with sickle cell anemia

Question 5

hypertonic (hypertonicity)

Answer 5

having an increased osmotic pressure relative to the body’s other fluids

Question 6

osmolality

Answer 6

a substance’s concentration in a fluid affecting its tendency to cross a membrane (osmosis)

Question 7

ringer’s lactate

Answer 7

a salt-based solution administered intravenously as a replacement for lost electrolytes

Question 8

hyperemia

Answer 8

a red discoloration of the skin caused by an increased capillary blood flow

Question 9

slough

Answer 9

the peeling away of dead skin from livign tissue

Question 10

gangrene

Answer 10

the death of bony or soft tissue resulting from a decrease in, or loss of, blood supply to a body area