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Acute Inflammation Process Components

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What are the three major components of the acute inflammation process?

Constriction of small vessels, increased permeability, emigration of leukocytes

Increased blood flow, decreased permeability, aggregation of leukocytes

Dilation of large vessels, decreased permeability, migration of platelets

Dilation of small vessels, increased permeability, emigration of leukocytes (correct)

What triggers inflammation in the case of foreign bodies?

They trigger autoimmune diseases

They elicit inflammation by themselves or carry microbes (correct)

They carry microbes

They cause traumatic tissue injury

What are the principal cells resting along the endothelium in acute inflammation?

Lymphocytes

Neutrophils (correct)

Eosinophils

Platelets

Who described the initial changes in blood flow, edema, and leukocyte emigration in inflamed blood vessels?

Julius Cohnheim Signup and view all the answers

What did Scottish surgeon John Hunter note about inflammation?

It is not a disease but a stereotypic response with a salutary effect. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the purpose of acute inflammation?

To deliver cells and molecules of host defense to the site of injury Signup and view all the answers

What did Russian biologist Elie Metchnikoff discover about inflammation?

Inflammation brings phagocytic cells to the injured area to engulf invading bacteria. Signup and view all the answers

Which suffix is usually used to describe inflammatory conditions?

-itis Signup and view all the answers

What are the major circulating cells involved in inflammation?

Neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, lymphocytes, basophils, and platelets Signup and view all the answers

What types of diseases can acute inflammation lead to?

Chronic diseases and serious diseases like cancer Signup and view all the answers