chapter two

Question 1

abscess

Answer 1

a collection of purulent exudate that has accumulated in a contained space formed by tissue

Question 2

actinic

Answer 2

relating to or exhibiting chemical changes produced by radiant energy

Question 3

acute

Answer 3

an injury or course of inflammation that is of short duration

Question 4

angiogenesis

Answer 4

the formation and differentiation of blood vessels

Question 5

apoptosis

Answer 5

the programmed cell death as apart of an organism’s growth and development

Question 6

atrophy

Answer 6

abnormal decrease in the number of cells in an organ or tissue

Question 7

biochemical mediators

Answer 7

chemicals in the body that activate a response

Question 8

central

Answer 8

lesion is within the bone

Question 9

chemotaxis

Answer 9

the movement of white blood cells as directed by biochemical mediators

Question 10

chronic

Answer 10

an injury or course of inflammation that is of long duration

Question 11

c reactive protein

Answer 11

a non specific protein produced int eh liver that becomes elevated during episodes of acute inflammation or infection

Question 12

crenation

Answer 12

indentions or grooves on the side of the tongue caused by irritation from other teeth

Question 13

cyst

Answer 13

an abnormal sac or cavity that is lined by epithelial tissue and surrounded by fibrous connective tissue

Question 14

cytolysis

Answer 14

the dissolution or destruction of a cell

Question 15

demastication

Answer 15

when tooth wear is increased by chewing an abrasive substance

Question 16

edema

Answer 16

an excessive amount of plasma, results in tissue swelling

Question 17

emigration

Answer 17

the passage of white blood cells through the cell wall of small blood vessels into injured tissue

Question 18

epithelialization

Answer 18

the process of renewal of a new surface of epithlium

Question 19

exudate

Answer 19

a body fluid with a high protein content that leaves the microcirculation during an inflammatory response

Question 20

fibroblasts

Answer 20

the cells that form fibers as well as intercellular substance

Question 21

fibrosis

Answer 21

the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue

Question 22

fistula

Answer 22

an abnormal passage that leads from an abscess to the outside of the body

Question 23

granulation tissue

Answer 23

the initial connective tissue formed in healing

Question 24

granuloma

Answer 24

a tumorlike mass of inflammatory tissue consisting of a central collection of marcophages

Question 25

hyperemia

Answer 25

an excess of blood within blood vessels in a part of a body

Question 26

hyperplasia

Answer 26

an enlargement of a tissue or organ resulting from an increase in the number of cells

Question 27

hypertrophy

Answer 27

an enlargement of a tissue or organ resulting from an increase in the size of it’s individual cell not the number of cells

Question 28

keloid

Answer 28

the excessive scaring that mainly occurs in skin in some cases of healing

Question 29

leukocytosis

Answer 29

an increase in the number of white blood cells circulating in blood

Question 30

leukopenia

Answer 30

a decrease in the number of white blood cells

Question 31

opsonization

Answer 31

the enhancement of phagocytosis

Question 32

parulis

Answer 32

a collection of granulation tissue and abscessed material on the gingiva

Question 33

perimolysis

Answer 33

dental erosion caused by gastric acid

Question 34

pyrons

Answer 34

a fever inducing substance produced from either white blood cells or pathogenic microorganisms