Lecture 3 Acute Inflammation

Question 1

Name the different kinds of exudates (catagorize inflammation after exudtae):

Answer 1

1) fibrinous exudate (exudate with fibrin)
2) serous
3) Mucus
4) Hemorrhagic
5) Purulent
6) Wet gangrene = bacterial infection in necrotic tissue.

Question 2

Acute inflammation is diveded into?

Answer 2

1) Vascular response - increased blood flow and permability (histamine + plethora)
2) cellular response (marg + adhes, diapedesis, chemotaxis, phagocytosis)

Question 3

Name some chemotactic factors in acute inflammation for the leukocytes:

Answer 3

1) C5a
2) LTB4
3) IL-8
4) PAF
5) Bacterial debris

Question 4

The acute phase reaction central mediators and cells:

Answer 4

1) Sweet 16 (TNF-alpha, IL-1 and IL-6)

2) Neutrophils.