inflammation

Question 1

what cells are involved in acute inflammation?

Answer 1

neutrophils

Question 2

what cells are involved in chronic inflmmation?

Answer 2

macrophages
Plasma cells
Leukocytes

Question 3

what is a granuloma?

Answer 3

an aggregate of epitheliod histiocytes

Question 4

what does a granuloma contain?

Answer 4

aggregation of macrophages

Question 5

what does activated macrophages release?

Answer 5

interferon and fibroblast growth factors

Question 6

what does activated macrophages release?

Answer 6

interferon and fibroblast growth factors

Question 7

What are the different ways chronic inflammation look like?

Answer 7

• chronic ulcer
• chronic abscess
• Fibrosis
• thickening of the wall of a hallow viscus
• granulomatous inflammation

Question 8

What will T lymphocytes release to activate macrophages?

Answer 8

MIF

Question 9

negative effects of acute inflmmation?

Answer 9

• swelling
• damage to healthy tissue
• inappropriate inflmmatory response (hypersensitivity)

Question 10

suppurative inflammation?

Answer 10

the formation of pus made of neutrophils, bacteria and cellular debris.

Question 11

abcess?

Answer 11

pus formation surrounded by membrane of sprouting capillaries, neutrophils and fibroblasts.

Question 12

how many deep seated abceses be drained?

Answer 12

they may be drained along a sinus tract.

Question 13

ulcer?

Answer 13

an ulcer is a local defect or excavation of the surface of an organ or tissue, produced by the sloughing of inflmmatory necrotic tissue.