Soft Tissue Trauma

Question 1

Epidermis

Answer 1

The outermost skin layer

Question 2

Sebum

Answer 2

Fatty secretion of sebaceous glands that helps keep the skin pliable and waterproof

Question 3

Dermis

Answer 3

True skin (corium)
The layer of tissue producing the epidermis and housing structures, blood vessels, and nerves

Question 4

5 Ps associated with Crush Syndrome

Answer 4

Pain
Pallor
Pulseless
Parathesis 
Paralysis

Question 5

Sebaceous glands

Answer 5

Glands within the dermis secreting sebum.

Question 6

Suforiferous glands

Answer 6

Glands within the dermis that secrete sweat

Question 7

Macrophage

Answer 7

Immune system cell that has the ability to recognize and ingest foreign pathogens

Question 8

Lymphocyte

Answer 8

WBC that specializes in humoral immunity and antibody formation

Question 9

Subcutaneous tissue

Answer 9

Body layer beneath the dermis

Question 10

Lumen

Answer 10

Opening, or space, within a needle, artery, vein, or other hollow vessel

Question 11

Tendons

Answer 11

Long, thin, very strong collagen tissues that connect muscles to bones

Question 12

Fascia

Answer 12

A fibrous membrane that covers, supports, and separates muscles and may also unite the skin with underlying tissue.

Question 13

Types of closed wounds

Answer 13

Contusions
Hematomas
Crush injuries

Question 14

Tension lines

Answer 14

Natural patterns in the surface of the skin revealing tensions within

Question 15

Crush Syndrome

Answer 15

Systemic disorder of severe metabolic disturbances resulting from the crush of a limb or other body part

Question 16

Types of open wounds

Answer 16

Abrasions
Lacerations
Incisions 
Punctures
Impaled objects
Avulsions
Amputations

Question 17

Stages of wound healing

Answer 17

Hemostasis
Inflammation
Epithelialization
Neovascularization
Collagen synthesis

Question 18

Chemotactic factors

Answer 18

Chemicals released by WBC that attract more WBCs to an area of inflammation

Question 19

Granulocytes

Answer 19

WBCs charged with the primary purpose of neutralizing foreign bacteria

Question 20

Phagocytosis

Answer 20

Process in which a cell surrounds and absorbs a bacterium or other particle

Question 21

Hyperemia

Answer 21

Increased blood flow into and through injured or infected tissue, responsible for the reddish skin color, or erythema, associated with inflammation

Question 22

Epithelialization

Answer 22

Early stage of wound healing in which epithelial

Cells migrate over the surface of the wound

Question 23

Neovascularization

Answer 23

New growth of capillaries in response to healing

Question 24

Collagen

Answer 24

Tough, strong protein that makes up most of the body’s connective tissue

Question 25

Fibroblasts

Answer 25

Specialized cells that form collagen

Question 26

Remodeling

Answer 26

Stage in the wound healing process in which collagen is broken and relaid in an orderly fashion.

Question 27

Lymphangitis

Answer 27

Inflammation of the lymph channels, usually as a result of a distal infection

Question 28

Gangrene

Answer 28

Deep-space infection usually caused by anaerobic bacterium clostridium perfringens

Question 29

Tetanus

Answer 29

A rare wound infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. Also called lockjaw

Question 30

Serous fluid

Answer 30

A cellular component of blood, similar to plasma

Question 31

Compartment syndrome

Answer 31

Muscle ischemia that is caused by rising pressures within an anatomic fascial space

Question 32

Keloid

Answer 32

A formation resulting from overproduction of scar tissue

Question 33

Rhabdomyolysis

Answer 33

Acute pathological process that involves the destruction of skeletal muscle.

Question 34

Integumentary system

Answer 34

Skin

Consisting of the epidermis, dermis, and subQ layers

Question 35

Most common form of trauma

Answer 35

Soft-tissue injuries

Question 36

Risk factors for soft tissue wounds

Answer 36

Age
Alcohol or drug abuse
Occupation