The Characteristic Appearance of a Full-Thickness Burn Is

question 49

Multiple Choice

The characteristic appearance of a full-thickness burn is:

• A) painful with multiple blisters.
• B) heavy bleeding.
• C) red with some swelling.
• D) dry, firm, charred, or hard white surface.

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Definitions:

Thrust Faulting

A geological process where one rock layer is pushed up over another, often leading to mountain building.

Overriding Plate

The tectonic plate that sits above another plate at a convergent boundary, often responsible for mountain building and volcanic activity.

Ocean-Continent Convergent Boundary

A plate-tectonic boundary where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, generally expressed by subduction of the oceanic plate beneath the continent.

Flexing

The act of bending or tensing a material or muscle, often referring to the way earth's crust might bend under certain geological forces.