Inflammation and cellular environment Flashcards
What is the name of the main effector cell in acute inflammation?
Neutrophil polymorohs
What is the name of the cells that produce collagen in fibrous scarring?
Fibroblasts
Which of the following is an example of acute inflammation?
A. Glandular fever
B. Leprosy
C. Appendicitis
D. Tuberculosis
C. Appendicitis
In which one of the following does granulomatous inflammation occur?
A. Crohn’s disease
B. Acute appendicitis
C. Infectious
mononucleosis
D. Lobar pneumonia
A. Crohn’s disease
Which one of the following is a chronic inflammatory process from its start?
A. Appendicitis
B. Cholecystitis
C. Infectious
mononucleosis
D. Lobar pneumonia
C. Infectious mononucleosis
Which one of the following is an example of hyperplasia?
A. Bodybuilder’s biceps
B. Enlarged left ventricle
C. Benign prostate enlargement
D. Wasting of quadriceps after immbolisation
C. Benign prostate enlargement
Which one of the following is not an example of apoptosis?
A. Loss of cells from tips of duodenal villi
B. Loss of cells during embryogenesis
C. Renal infarction
D. Graft versus host disease
C. Renal infarction
Which one of the following is an example of atrophy?
A. Biceps of a bodybuilder
B. Uterus in pregnancy
C. Brain in dementia
D. Prostate in older age
C. Brain in dementia
What is the differentiation pattern of metaplastic cells lining the bronchi of cigarette smokers?
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium ->
Squamous epithelium
Which one of the following is an example of necrosis?
A. Loss of cells from duodenal tips
B. Loss of individual cells in graft versus host
disease
C. Loss of individual cells during development
D. Renal infarction
What process is defined as forming a solid mass of blood constituents within an intact vascular system during life?
Thrombosis
Name a drug that inhibits platelet aggregation?
Aspirin
