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Vocab Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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a localized pocket of infection of purulent exudate surrounded by inflammation

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Abscess

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2
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a band of fibrous scar tissue forming an abnormal connection between two surfaces or structures (binding of two loops of intestines together)

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Adhesions

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3
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the development of new capillaries

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Angiogenesis

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4
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Loss of Appetite

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Anorexia

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5
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a chemical released in the body during an inflammatory response or immune response

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Chemical Mediators

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6
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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)

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Chemotaxis

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7
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the common protein making up connective tissue and bone

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Collagen

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8
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shortening of a muscle or scar tissue causing immobility and deformity of a joint or structure

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Contracture

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9
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the passage of leukocytes through intact capillary walls to a site of inflammation

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Diapedesis

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10
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the rate at which RBCs settle out of a blood specimen (containing anticoagulant); an elevation in ESR is a general characteristic of inflammation

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

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11
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a fluid that accumulates and may leak from tissue (a serous exudate due to allergy, a purulent exudate or pus associated with infection)

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Exudate

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12
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the plasma protein that is formed into solid fibrin strands during the clotting process

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Fibrinogen

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13
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a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers

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Fibroblast

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14
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the steroid hormones from the adrenal cortex that increase blood glucose levels and act to decrease inflammation and allergic reactions

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Glucocorticoids

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15
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newly developed fragile tissue, consisting of fibroblasts and blood vessels, formed during healing

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Granulation Tissue

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16
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a nodular destructive mass associated with some chronic inflammation or infection

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Granuloma

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17
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percentage of erythrocytes in a blood sample

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Hematocrit

18
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The formation of blood

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Hematopoiesis

19
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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.

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Hydrostatic Pressure

20
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increased blood flow in an area, resulting in a warm, red area

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Hyperemia

21
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a group of antiviral glycoproteins produced by viral-infected cells

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Interferons

22
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into the joint cavity or joint space

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Intra-Articular

23
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cell enzymes, specific to certain organs, that differ slightly in structure, but have similar functions

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Isoenzymes

24
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White blood cell

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Leukocyte

25
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an above-normal number of leukocytes (WBCs) in blood

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Leukocytosis

26
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a large white blood cell, that ingests foreign particles

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Macrophage

27
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a general feeling of discomfort or unease, of being unwell

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Malaise

28
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A phagocytic white blood cell

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Neutrophil

29
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the force that a dissolved substance exerts on a semipermeable membrane through which it cannot penetrate

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Osmotic Pressure

30
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A hole through the wall of a tube or hollow structure

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Perforation

31
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To be able to pass through

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Permeability

32
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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

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Phagocytosis

33
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like pus (microbes, WBCs, and cell debris); a thick yellowish material in tissue often resulting from bacterial infection

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Purulent

34
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Fever

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Pyrexia

35
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a substance that causes fever, a rise in body temperature

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Pyrogens

36
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tissue repair through replacement by identical functioning cells

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Regeneration

37
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A mark left by a wound

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Scar

38
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Watery Secretion

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Serous

39
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Narrowing of a tube, valve, or opening (stricture)

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Stenosis

40
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an open, crater-like lesion on the skin or mucous membranes

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Ulcer

41
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relaxation of smooth muscle causing an increase in the diameter of arterioles

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Vasoldilation

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