Unit 5: Inflammation and Tissue Repair

Question 1

Cellular, tissue or vascular reaction to irritation, infection, or injury.
Will only occur in vascularized tissue.

Answer 1

Inflammation

Question 2

inflammation of connective tissues

Answer 2

Phlegmon

Question 3

Protective defense mechanism
Isolates and destroys the invader
Cleans up the debris to promote healing
Does Not include Repair

Answer 3

Phlegmon Functions

Question 4

Physical Irritants
Chemical Irritants
Infectious Agents
Immunological Reactions

Answer 4

Inflammation: Etiology

Question 5

increased diameter of blood vessels capillaries

Answer 5

Vasodilation

Question 6

increased blood flow to the area. Brings more WBC to the area.
Neutrophils (WBC) escape from blood vessel into the injure tissue by diapedesis.

Answer 6

Hyperemia

Question 7

thick liquid around infection site due to blood fluid leaking from blood vessel to tissue.

Answer 7

Exudate

Question 8

destroys microorganisms and foreign material.

Answer 8

Phagocytosis

Question 9

production of discharge of pus

Answer 9

Suppuration

Question 10

dead cell + exudate

Answer 10

Pus

Question 11

Heat (calor)
Redness (rubor) 
Swelling (tumor)
Pain (dolor)
Altered function (functio laesa)

Answer 11

Inflammation Symptoms

Question 12

discontinuity of tissue

Answer 12

Lesion

Question 13

localized, circumscribed accumulation of pus

Answer 13

Abscess

Question 14

open sore or lesion of skin (epidermis) or mucous membrane accompanied of inflamed necrotic tissue

Answer 14

Ulcer

Question 15

blister like elevation of skin containing serous fluid

Answer 15

Vesicle

Question 16

abscess or pyogenic (producing pus) infection of sweat gland or hair follicle

Answer 16

Furuncle (boil)

Question 17

several communicating boils of skin and subcutaneous tissues with production and discharge of pus and dead tissue.

Answer 17

Carbuncle

Question 18

small elevation of skin containing pus

Answer 18

Pustule

Question 19

fluid mixture of proteins, leukocytes, and tissue debris

Answer 19

Exudate

Question 20

clear serum-like fluid containing primarily fluid with small amount of proteins, implies lesser injury.

Answer 20

Serous Fluid

Question 21

largely inflammatory cells (neutrophils), tissue debris & pyogenic bacteria (pus)

Answer 21

Purulent

Question 22

increased number of red blood cells (due to damage leaking blood vessels), often infected, very serious condition

Answer 22

Hemorrhagic

Question 23

rich in fibrinogen; coagulates and forms fibrin; produces a sticky film on surface of inflamed tissue; indicates larger injury

Answer 23

Fibrinous

Question 24

termination of inflammatory response with the affected part returning to its normal state and function

Answer 24

Resolution

Question 25

physical or mechanical restoration of damaged or diseased tissue by growth of healthy new cells, not necessarily the same type, or by surgery.

Answer 25

Repair

Question 26

replacement of tissue by identical tissue; repair that leads to restoration of normal function; skin tissue replaced by epithelium (skin), bone tissue replaced by osteocytes (bone cells) division

Answer 26

Regeneration

Question 27

fibrous connective tissue repair, may occur in any tissue, does not restore function

Answer 27

Scar formation

Question 28

prefix meaning through

Answer 28

Dia

Question 29

a term used to designate two diseases, diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus, each having the symptom of polyuria in common

Answer 29

Diabetes

Question 30

the term denoting the naming of the disease or syndrome; to recognize the nature of a disease.

Answer 30

Diagnosis

Question 31

the condition of the heart being enlarged, occurring normally, artificially, or as a result of disease.

Answer 31

Dilatation

Question 32

a double bacillus, two being linked end to end to each other

Answer 32

Diplobacilli

Question 33

a genus of bacteria that are gram-positive organisms occurring in pairs

Answer 33

Diplococcus (Streptococcus)

Question 34

a chemical or physical agent that kills disease causing microorganisms generally used on inanimate objects

Answer 34

Disinfectant

Question 35

the destruction of infectious agents by chemical or physical means directly applied to an inanimate object

Answer 35

Disinfection

Question 36

the presence of a number of diverticula of the intestine

Answer 36

Diverticulosis

Question 37

resistant, as in bacteria, to the action of a drug or drugs

Answer 37

Drug-fast

Question 38

condition that results when the body part that dies had little blood and remains aseptic and occurs when the arteries but not the veins are obstructed.

Answer 38

Dry Gangrene (ischemic necrosis)

Question 39

prefix meaning difficult

Answer 39

Dys

Question 40

abnormal development of tissue

Answer 40

Dysplasia

Question 41

faulty nutrition

Answer 41

Dysplasia

Question 42

small, non-elevated hemorrhagic patch; extravasation of blood into a tissue.

Answer 42

Ecchymosis

Question 43

suffix meaning dilate

Answer 43

Ectasis

Question 44

suffix meaning removal of

Answer 44

Ectomy

Question 45

displaced; not in the normal place, for example, extrauterine pregnancy

Answer 45

Ectopic

Question 46

the implantation of the fertilized ovum in the site other than the normal one in the uterine cavity

Answer 46

Ectopic pregnancy

Question 47

abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissue or body cavities

Answer 47

Edema

Question 48

excessive wasting away of the body

Answer 48

Emaciation

Question 49

free floating object in the bloodstream

Answer 49

Embolism

Question 50

suffix meaning vomit

Answer 50

Emesis

Question 51

suffix meaning blood

Answer 51

Emia