Chapter 23: Bleeding

Question 1

The main artery that receives blood from the left ventricle and delivers it to all the other arteries that carry blood to the tissues of the body

Answer 1

aorta

Question 2

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

Answer 2

arterioles

Question 3

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

Answer 3

artery

Question 4

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 4

capillaries

Question 5

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

Answer 5

coagulation

Question 6

a bruise, or ecchymosis

Answer 6

contusion

Question 7

discoloration of the skin associated with a closed would; bruising

Answer 7

ecchymosis

Question 8

a nosebleed

Answer 8

epistaxis

Question 9

vomitted blood

Answer 9

hematemesis

Question 10

A mass of blood in the soft tissues beneath the skin

Answer 10

hematoma

Question 11

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

Answer 11

hemophilia

Question 12

coughing up blood

Answer 12

hemoptysis

Question 13

bleeding

Answer 13

hemorrhage

Question 14

A condition that occurs when the level of tissue perfusion decreases below that needed to maintain normal cellular functions; also called shock

Answer 14

hypoperfusion

Question 15

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 15

hypovolemic shock

Question 16

black, foul-smelling, tarry stool containing digested blood

Answer 16

melena

Question 17

circulation of blood within an organ or tissue in adequate amounts to meet the current needs of the cells

Answer 17

perfusion

Question 18

a point where a blood vessel lies near a bone

Answer 18

pressure point

Question 19

A condition in which the circulatory system fails to provide sufficient circulation so that every body part can perform its function; also called hypoperfusion

Answer 19

shock

Question 20

The bleeding control method used when a wound continues to bleed despite the use of direct pressure and elevation; useful if a patient is bleeding severely from a partial or complete amputation

Answer 20

tourniquet

Question 21

narrowing of a blood vessel, such as with hypoperfusion or cold extremeties

Answer 21

vasoconstriction

Question 22

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

Answer 22

veins

Question 23

very small, thin-walled vessels

Answer 23

venules