Tissue Injuries and Repairs Flashcards
1
Q
What is fact #1 about tissue injury and repair?
A
Involves inflammation and repair
2
Q
What is fact #2 about tissue injury and repair?
A
Damaged tissue has to be isolated to prevent further harm to a larger area
3
Q
What is fact #3 about tissue injury and repair?
A
Clean up occurs in injured area
4
Q
What is inflammation?
A
Swelling, warmth, redness and pain
5
Q
What does an inflammatory response trigger?
A
It triggers mast cells to release histamine and heparin which caused blood vessels to dilate
6
Q
What does increased blood flow do?
A
It increase oxygen delivery and removes waste products and toxins more quickly
7
Q
What is regeneration?
A
It is a repair phase
8
Q
What is true about fibroblasts?
A
They produce lost of collagen fibers
