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autopoiesis
self making
integumentary
skin and appendages that protect body from damage
calor
heat
dolor
pain
tumor
swelling
rubor
redness
3 cytokines (chemicals that trigger regulate immune response)
interlukin
leuketrine
interferon
histamine
causes dilation of capillaries
exudate
fluid that enters blood vessel, clotting factors, causes swelling
transudate
extravascular fluid with low protein content
leukocytosis
increase of leukocytes (white blood cells)
margination
pavementing neutrophils stick to vessel walls
kinins
inflammatory blood protein similar to histamine
smooth muscle contraction
vasodilation
histamine and prostaglandins
increase blood flow, attract neutrophils activate nociceptors
nocireceptor
neuron end that feeds back threat to the brain at site of tissue injury (pain)
stimulated by immune cells