Inflammation Flashcards
1
Q
What are the types of inflammation?
A
Acute (fast, injury, resolves), Chronic (long term, disease process, unresolved), Systemic (long term, low level, unresolved)
2
Q
What are the steps to acute inflammation ?
A
- danger signal (pattern) (cat claw pokes into you)
- production (cytokine & chemokine)
- recruitment of cells and phagocytosis
- resolution of inflammation
3
Q
The proportion of immune cells in the body are called the ?
A
Frequency
4
Q
what is a neutrophil ?
A
White blood cell
5
Q
What hormone increases neutrophil production in bone marrow ?
A
Cortisol
