Chapter 23 - Bleeding | Vital Vocabulary

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 venues; 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 wound; bruising.

Answer 7

ecchymosis

Question 8

A nosebleed.

Answer 8

epistaxix

Question 9

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

Answer 14

hypovolemic shock

Question 15

Black, foul-smelling tarry stool containing digested blood.

Answer 15

melena

Question 16

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

Answer 16

perfusion

Question 17

A point where a blood vessel lies near a bone.

Answer 17

pressure point

Question 18

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 18

shock

Question 19

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 19

tourniquet

Question 20

Narrowing of a blood vessel, such as with hypoperfusion or cold extremities.

Answer 20

vasoconstriction

Question 21

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

Answer 21

veins

Question 22

Very small, thin-walled vessels.

Answer 22

venules