Inflammation and Repair

Question 1

What can inflammation be defined as

Answer 1

Response of the body to tissue damage

Question 2

Name 4 different ways an inflammatory response can be induced

Answer 2

Physical injuries, burns, toxic chemicals, bacterial infection

Question 3

The inflammatory response is

Answer 3

natural response to maintain homeostasis

Question 4

What 3 things does the inflammatory response do

Answer 4

remove the injuring agent, prevent spread of further damage and repair the barrier (healing/tissue repair)

Question 5

Name 3 events that characterise acute and chronic inflammations

Answer 5

vasodilation, diapedesis, inflammatory mediator production and release

Question 6

Describe vasodilation

Answer 6

changes in diameter and permeability of blood vessels

Question 7

Describe diapedesis

Answer 7

emigration of WBCs from blood to surrounding tissues

Question 8

Describe inflammatory mediator production and release

Answer 8

chemotactic factors attract WBCs (chemotaxis), histamine