quiz 6

Question 1

anasarca

Answer 1

generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue

Question 2

ascites

Answer 2

accumulation of free serous fluid in the abdominal cavity

Question 3

chemotaxis

Answer 3

movement of white blood cells to areas of inflammation

Question 4

cyanosis

Answer 4

bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane due to lack of oxygen

Question 5

ecchymosis

Answer 5

superficial bleeding under the skin or a mucous membrane: a bruise

Question 6

embolism

Answer 6

sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by debris

Question 7

epistaxis

Answer 7

bleeding from the nose

Question 8

exsanguination

Answer 8

loss of blood to the point where life may no longer be sustained

Question 9

exudate

Answer 9

any fluid released from the body with a high concentration of protein, cells, or solid debris, oozes through the tissues into a cavity or to the surface

Question 10

hemorrhage

Answer 10

escape of blood from the vascular system

Question 11

hemorrhage per diapedesis

Answer 11

• Escape of blood from vessel due to passage of blood cells through intact blood vessel walls
• squeeze out of the blood vessel very slowly by squeezing through functionally damaged vessel walls
• classified by size and where

Question 12

hemorrhage per rhexis

Answer 12

• Escape of blood from vessel due to rupture or tearing
• significant defect in the vascular wall, a defect that is large enough to allow blood to rush out
• classified by amount lost and where

Question 13

hyperemia

Answer 13

increase flow of blood in an area of the body

Question 14

infarction

Answer 14

formation of an area of necrosis in a tissue caused by obstruction in the artery suppling the area

Question 15

inflammation

Answer 15

tissue reaction to irritation, infection, or injury marked by localized heat, swelling, redness, pain, and sometimes loss of function

Question 16

melena

Answer 16

blood in stool

Question 17

petechia

Answer 17

antemortem, pinpoint dots, extravascular blood discoloration visible as purplish hemorrhages of the skin

Question 18

phagocytosis

Answer 18

process in which phagocytes engulf and destroy microorganisms, other foreign antigens, and cell debris

Question 19

pyogenic

Answer 19

producing pus or pus producing?

Question 20

serous

Answer 20

rich in protein and contains white blood cells; clear, thin, and water; its normal during the inflammatory stage of wound healing and smaller amounts is considered normal wound drainage

Question 21

thrombosis

Answer 21

formation of a blood clot

Question 22

vasoconstriction

Answer 22

decrease in diameter of vessel