Vocab Quiz 1

Question 1

a localized pocket of infection of purulent exudate surrounded by inflammation

Answer 1

Abscess

Question 2

a band of fibrous scar tissue forming an abnormal connection between two surfaces or structures (binding of two loops of intestines together)

Answer 2

Adhesions

Question 3

the development of new capillaries

Answer 3

Angiogenesis

Question 4

Loss of Appetite

Answer 4

Anorexia

Question 5

a chemical released in the body during an inflammatory response or immune response

Answer 5

Chemical Mediators

Question 6

the movement of cells toward or away from an area of the body in response to chemical signals (phagocytic cells move to an area of tissue injury)

Answer 6

Chemotaxis

Question 7

the common protein making up connective tissue and bone

Answer 7

Collagen

Question 8

shortening of a muscle or scar tissue causing immobility and deformity of a joint or structure

Answer 8

Contracture

Question 9

the passage of leukocytes through intact capillary walls to a site of inflammation

Answer 9

Diapedesis

Question 10

the rate at which RBCs settle out of a blood specimen (containing anticoagulant); an elevation in ESR is a general characteristic of inflammation

Answer 10

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

Question 11

a fluid that accumulates and may leak from tissue (a serous exudate due to allergy, a purulent exudate or pus associated with infection)

Answer 11

Exudate

Question 12

the plasma protein that is formed into solid fibrin strands during the clotting process

Answer 12

Fibrinogen

Question 13

a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers

Answer 13

Fibroblast

Question 14

the steroid hormones from the adrenal cortex that increase blood glucose levels and act to decrease inflammation and allergic reactions

Answer 14

Glucocorticoids

Question 15

newly developed fragile tissue, consisting of fibroblasts and blood vessels, formed during healing

Answer 15

Granulation Tissue

Question 16

a nodular destructive mass associated with some chronic inflammation or infection

Answer 16

Granuloma

Question 17

percentage of erythrocytes in a blood sample

Answer 17

Hematocrit

Question 18

The formation of blood

Answer 18

Hematopoiesis

Question 19

the pressure exerted by a fluid at equilibrium at a given point within the fluid, due to the force of gravity. Hydrostatic pressure increases inproportion to depth measured from the surface because of the increasing weight of fluid exerting downward force from above.

Answer 19

Hydrostatic Pressure

Question 20

increased blood flow in an area, resulting in a warm, red area

Answer 20

Hyperemia

Question 21

a group of antiviral glycoproteins produced by viral-infected cells

Answer 21

Interferons

Question 22

into the joint cavity or joint space

Answer 22

Intra-Articular

Question 23

cell enzymes, specific to certain organs, that differ slightly in structure, but have similar functions

Answer 23

Isoenzymes

Question 24

White blood cell

Answer 24

Leukocyte

Question 25

an above-normal number of leukocytes (WBCs) in blood

Answer 25

Leukocytosis

Question 26

a large white blood cell, that ingests foreign particles

Answer 26

Macrophage

Question 27

a general feeling of discomfort or unease, of being unwell

Answer 27

Malaise

Question 28

A phagocytic white blood cell

Answer 28

Neutrophil

Question 29

the force that a dissolved substance exerts on a semipermeable membrane through which it cannot penetrate

Answer 29

Osmotic Pressure

Question 30

A hole through the wall of a tube or hollow structure

Answer 30

Perforation

Question 31

To be able to pass through

Answer 31

Permeability

Question 32

the ingestion of a smaller cell or fragment by the means of local folding until the material is surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane

Answer 32

Phagocytosis

Question 33

like pus (microbes, WBCs, and cell debris); a thick yellowish material in tissue often resulting from bacterial infection

Answer 33

Purulent

Question 34

Fever

Answer 34

Pyrexia

Question 35

a substance that causes fever, a rise in body temperature

Answer 35

Pyrogens

Question 36

tissue repair through replacement by identical functioning cells

Answer 36

Regeneration

Question 37

A mark left by a wound

Answer 37

Scar

Question 38

Watery Secretion

Answer 38

Serous

Question 39

Narrowing of a tube, valve, or opening (stricture)

Answer 39

Stenosis

Question 40

an open, crater-like lesion on the skin or mucous membranes

Answer 40

Ulcer

Question 41

relaxation of smooth muscle causing an increase in the diameter of arterioles

Answer 41

Vasoldilation