Inflammation

Question 1

What are the key components of inflammation?

Answer 1

circulatory changes, vascular changes, humoral response and cellular response.

Question 2

circulatory changes

Answer 2

involves blood flow through the inflamed tissue

Question 3

vascular changes

Answer 3

involving the physical, biochemical & biological changes in the endothelial lining, vessel wall, and perivascular tissue of small vessels such as arterioles, capillaries & venules

Question 4

humoral response

Answer 4

release and action of soluble mediators produced by inflammatory cells and various organs in response to injury

Question 5

cellular response

Answer 5

primarily circulating platelets and white blood cells

Question 6

hyperaemia

Answer 6

influx of blood into the inflamed area

Question 7

signs of inflammation

Answer 7

redness, heat, swelling and pain

Question 8

sphincter

Answer 8

something that stops blood from flowing back into the arteries

Question 9

Rouleaux of red blood cells

Answer 9

stacking of red blood cells in the centre of the blood stream - this happens because they are moving slower