GENERAL SUEGEEY 3 



3. Venous hemorrliage : dark-red blood in a continuous 

 stream flows from th.e vessel. 



3. Parenchymatous hemorrhage : this is a mixed hemor- 

 rhage, as arteries and veins of small calibre are cut, the 

 blood drips from the wound about in the same manner as 

 water would from a sponge, and is of dark-red color. 



4. Capillary hemorrhage : the blood drips in small drops 

 from light wounds of the skin and mucous membrane, the 

 capillary blood-vessels being cut. 



WTiat else besides blood may flow from wounds 9 



In case a large lymph vessel is cut, lymph; injury to 

 articulations and tendon sheaths, synovia; injury of salivary 

 glands, stenos duct and oesophagus, saliva; injury to 

 stomach, /ood ; injury to intestines, /ceces y injury of udder, 

 mUTc; injury of bladder and urethra, wrine. 



What is understood by gaping of the wound ? 



Tissues possessing more or less elasticity, the edges of 

 a wound retract. The amount of gaping depends on the 

 nature of the cut tissues and the direction of the wound ; 

 thus wounds cutting across the fibres of muscles or tendons, 

 or where the skin is especially tense, gape most. 



What is understood by disturbed function ? 



'The part wounded suffers more or less loss of function. 

 Wounds of the hoof, tendons, articulations, muscles, cause 

 lameness ; those of the cornea disturb sight ; those of the 

 tongue interfere with feeding. 



To what extent do wou/nds influence the general health 9 



YeTj painful wounds depress the animal to such an 

 extent that it refuses food, more noticeable in the horse and 



