Chronic Inflammation and Repair Quiz

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What is the characteristic feature of chronic inflammation?

No tissue injury present

Absence of repair processes

Inflammation of prolonged duration (correct)

Rapid resolution of inflammation

Which type of chronic inflammation is characterized by the formation of nodular collections?

Foreign body granuloma

Allergic granuloma

Infective granuloma (correct)

Non-specific chronic inflammation

What is the main cause of non-infective granulomas?

Parasitic infection

Bacterial infection

Rheumatic fever (correct)

Viral infection

What type of chronic inflammation starts as tiny granules and then fuses to form a tumor-like mass?

Infective granuloma (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic distinguishes chronic specific inflammation from chronic non-specific inflammation?

Presence of identifiable causes (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the best example of healing by regeneration in humans?

Replacement of injured cells by cells of the same type (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of wound healing occurs when wound edges cannot be apposed?

Secondary intention healing (A) Signup and view all the answers

What factor delays wound healing and leads to more granulation tissue and scarring?

Infection (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells do not proliferate in the postnatal life and cannot regenerate once destroyed?

Permanent cells (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the replacement of damaged tissue by granulation tissue which matures to fibrous tissue known as?

Repair by fibrosis (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of wound healing occurs with a clean wound and well-apposed edges?

Primary intention healing (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which factor delays wound healing and leads to more granulation tissue and scarring?

Infection (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the replacement of solid non-living material by fibrous tissue known as?

Healing by organization (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic distinguishes primary intention healing from secondary intention healing?

Wound edges apposition (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells do not proliferate under normal conditions but only when there is a need?

Stable cells (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of chronic inflammation?

Inflammation of prolonged duration (weeks or months) in which inflammation, tissue injury, and attempts at repair coexist (D) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes chronic specific inflammation from chronic non-specific inflammation?

Activation of macrophages forming nodular collections (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of granuloma is caused by bacteria like T.B and syphilis?

Infective granuloma (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of non-infective granulomas?

Granulation around foreign bodies (C) Signup and view all the answers

What leads to the formation of a distinct pattern of chronic inflammation in which activated macrophages form nodular collections?

Bacterial infection (A) Signup and view all the answers