FA Inflammation & Cellular Responses

Question 1

What is the name of the main effector cell in acute inflammation?

Answer 1

Neutrophils

Question 2

What is the name of the cells that produce collagen in fibrous scarring?

Answer 2

Fibroblasts

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of acute inflammation - glandular fever, leprosy, appendicitis, TB?

Answer 3

Appendicitis

Question 4

In which of the following does granulomatous inflammation occur - Crohn’s disease, acute appendicitis, infectious mononucleosis, lobar pneumonia?

Answer 4

Crohn’s disease

Question 5

Which of the following is a chronic inflammatory process from its start - appendicitis, cholecystitis, infectious mononucleosis, lobar pneumonia?

Answer 5

Infectious mononucleosis

Question 6

Example of hyperplasia

Answer 6

Benign prostate enlargement/benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of apoptosis;
-loss of cells from tips of duodenal villi
-loss of cells during embryogenesis
-renal infarction
-graft versus host disease

Answer 7

Renal infarction (this is necrosis due to compromise of arterial blood supply to the kidney)

Question 8

Example of atrophy

Answer 8

Brain in dementia

Question 9

Define thrombosis

Answer 9

-formation of a solid mass of blood constituents
-within an intact vascular system during life

Question 10

Name a drug that inhibits platelet aggregation

Answer 10

Aspirin