Chapter 5 - Inflammation

Question 1

A tissue reaction to irritation, infection, or injury marked by localized heat, swelling, redness, pain and sometimes loss of function

Answer 1

Inflammation

Question 2

The inflammation of connective tissues

Answer 2

Phlegmon

Question 3

What are the functions of inflammation?

Answer 3

Protective defense mechanism
Isolates and destroys invaders
Cleans up debris

Question 4

Signs and Symptoms of Inflammation?

Answer 4

Swelling 
Heat 
Redness 
Pain 
Altered Functions

Question 5

Causes of Inflammation?

Answer 5

Physical Irritants
Chemical Irritants
Infectious Irritants
Immunological Irritants

Question 6

How does each type of accumulation start?

Answer 6

As Acute inflammation

Question 7

Vasodilation definition?

Answer 7

Increased diameter of blood vessel capillaries

Question 8

Exudate

Answer 8

Thick liquid around infection site due to blood fluid and white blood cells leaking from blood vessel to tissue

Question 9

Thick opaque yellowish white fluid formed by suppuration, composed of exudate containing leukocytes, tissue debris, and microorganism s

Answer 9

Pus

Question 10

Localized, circumscribed accumulation of pus?

Answer 10

Abscess

Question 11

Open sore or lesion of skin or mucous membrane accompanied by sloughing off of inflamed necrotic

Answer 11

Ulcer

Question 12

Blister-like elevation of skin containing serous fluid

Answer 12

Vesicle

Question 13

Diapedesis

Answer 13

Sqeezing through the capillary walls

Question 14

What does Hyperemia do?

Answer 14

Brings more WBC to the area

Question 15

Abscess or pyongenic infection of sweat gland or hair follicle?

Answer 15

Furuncle

Question 16

Several communicating boils of skin and subcutaneous tissues with production and discharge of pus and dead tissue

Answer 16

Carbuncle

Question 17

What is a Pustule?

Answer 17

A small elevation of skin containing pus

Question 18

What is Exudate?

Answer 18

The fluid that oozes through the tissues into a cavity or to the surface

Question 19

The Exudate mixtures are what?

Answer 19

Protein, leukocytes and tissue debris

Question 20

Clear serum- like fluid

Answer 20

Serous

Question 21

Inflammatory exudate that is primarily inflammatory cells?

Answer 21

Purulent

Question 22

What is the definition of Hemmorrhagic?

Answer 22

Increased number of red blood cells often infected, very serious condition

Question 23

What disease is Fibrinous (Rich in fiber) ??

Answer 23

Bacterial Pneumonia

Question 24

The termination of inflammatory response with the affected part returning to its normal healthy state?

Answer 24

Resolution

Question 25

The replacement of damaged cells with identical ones; Restoration of normal functions

Answer 25

Regeneration

Question 26

What is Repair?

Answer 26

Physical of mechanical restoration of damaged or diseased tissue by growth of healthy new cells, NOT necessarily the same size

Question 27

Scar definition and the other name for it??

Answer 27

Repaired tissue that Doesn't restore function; Also called cicatrix

Question 28

What is the full inflammatory process?

Answer 28

``` WBC releases of Histamine Vasodilation Hyperemia Formation of Exudate Edema ```

Question 29

What does "Dia" mean?

Answer 29

Prefix meaning through

Question 30

Diabetes

Answer 30

A term used to designate two diseases, Diabetes Insipidus and Diabetes Mellitus

Question 31

What do Diabetes Insipidus and Mellitus have in common?

Answer 31

They are both Polyuria

Question 32

Dilatation

Answer 32

The condition of the heart being enlarged occurring normally, artificially or because of a disease

Question 33

What is a Diplococcus ?

Answer 33

A genus of bacteria that are gram positive organisms

Question 34

Diverticulitus

Answer 34

The presense of a number of diverticula of the intestines

Question 35

Drug -Fast

Answer 35

Resistant, as in bacteria, to the action of a drug or drugs

Question 36

Dys meaning?

Answer 36

Means difficult

Question 37

Dysplasia

Answer 37

Abnormal development of tissue

Question 38

Dystrophy

Answer 38

Faulty nutrition

Question 39

Ectasis means what?

Answer 39

Suffix meaning Dilate

Question 40

Ectomy

Answer 40

Means removal of

Question 41

Ectopic meaning??

Answer 41

Displaced; not in the normal place

Question 42

What is an Ectopic Pregnancy?

Answer 42

The implantation of the fertilized ovum in a site other than the uterine cavity

Question 43

An obstruction of a blood vessel by free floating object in the bloodstream

Answer 43

Embolism

Question 44

Emesis meaning?

Answer 44

Means Vomit

Question 45

Emia means what?

Answer 45

Blood

Question 46

What is pus in the pleural cavity??

Answer 46

Empyema