Final answer:
A wound caused by an accident that involves tissue tearing is called a laceration. Blood vessels are severed in such injuries, causing blood and blood components to leak. For bleeding to occur, the cut must reach at least the papillary dermis layer of the skin. Option b.
Step-by-step explanation:
A wound typically caused by an accident that results in tearing or separation of tissues is known as a b) Laceration.
A laceration is a type of injury where the skin has been torn or cut; often, as a result, a blood vessel is severed, leading to blood and blood components, such as erythrocytes (red blood cells) and leukocytes (white blood cells), leaking out of the injury site.
When an individual cuts themselves with a sharp knife and notices bleeding, the cut layer of the skin is the c) papillary dermis, as the superficial layers like the stratum corneum and stratum granulosum do not contain blood vessels.
So Option b.