Chapter 5 - Inflammation Flashcards
A tissue reaction to irritation, infection, or injury marked by localized heat, swelling, redness, pain and sometimes loss of function
Inflammation
The inflammation of connective tissues
Phlegmon
What are the functions of inflammation?
Protective defense mechanism
Isolates and destroys invaders
Cleans up debris
Signs and Symptoms of Inflammation?
Swelling Heat Redness Pain Altered Functions
Causes of Inflammation?
Physical Irritants
Chemical Irritants
Infectious Irritants
Immunological Irritants
How does each type of accumulation start?
As Acute inflammation
Vasodilation definition?
Increased diameter of blood vessel capillaries
Exudate
Thick liquid around infection site due to blood fluid and white blood cells leaking from blood vessel to tissue
Thick opaque yellowish white fluid formed by suppuration, composed of exudate containing leukocytes, tissue debris, and microorganism s
Pus
Localized, circumscribed accumulation of pus?
Abscess
Open sore or lesion of skin or mucous membrane accompanied by sloughing off of inflamed necrotic
Ulcer
Blister-like elevation of skin containing serous fluid
Vesicle
Diapedesis
Sqeezing through the capillary walls
What does Hyperemia do?
Brings more WBC to the area
Abscess or pyongenic infection of sweat gland or hair follicle?
Furuncle
Several communicating boils of skin and subcutaneous tissues with production and discharge of pus and dead tissue
Carbuncle
What is a Pustule?
A small elevation of skin containing pus
What is Exudate?
The fluid that oozes through the tissues into a cavity or to the surface
The Exudate mixtures are what?
Protein, leukocytes and tissue debris
Clear serum- like fluid
Serous
Inflammatory exudate that is primarily inflammatory cells?
Purulent
What is the definition of Hemmorrhagic?
Increased number of red blood cells often infected, very serious condition
What disease is Fibrinous (Rich in fiber) ??
Bacterial Pneumonia
The termination of inflammatory response with the affected part returning to its normal healthy state?
Resolution
The replacement of damaged cells with identical ones; Restoration of normal functions
Regeneration
What is Repair?
Physical of mechanical restoration of damaged or diseased tissue by growth of healthy new cells, NOT necessarily the same size
Scar definition and the other name for it??
Repaired tissue that Doesn’t restore function; Also called cicatrix
What is the full inflammatory process?
WBC releases of Histamine Vasodilation Hyperemia Formation of Exudate Edema
What does “Dia” mean?
Prefix meaning through
Diabetes
A term used to designate two diseases, Diabetes Insipidus and Diabetes Mellitus
What do Diabetes Insipidus and Mellitus have in common?
They are both Polyuria
Dilatation
The condition of the heart being enlarged occurring normally, artificially or because of a disease
What is a Diplococcus ?
A genus of bacteria that are gram positive organisms
Diverticulitus
The presense of a number of diverticula of the intestines
Drug -Fast
Resistant, as in bacteria, to the action of a drug or drugs
Dys meaning?
Means difficult
Dysplasia
Abnormal development of tissue
Dystrophy
Faulty nutrition
Ectasis means what?
Suffix meaning Dilate
Ectomy
Means removal of
Ectopic meaning??
Displaced; not in the normal place
What is an Ectopic Pregnancy?
The implantation of the fertilized ovum in a site other than the uterine cavity
An obstruction of a blood vessel by free floating object in the bloodstream
Embolism
Emesis meaning?
Means Vomit
Emia means what?
Blood
What is pus in the pleural cavity??
Empyema
