Inflammation: Definition and Types
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What is the definition of inflammation?

  • A normal response of non-vascularized tissue to injury
  • A permanent response of vascularized tissue to injury
  • A chronic response of vascularized tissue to injury
  • A dynamic response of vascularized tissue to injury (correct)
  • What is the purpose of inflammation?

  • To cause more damage to the tissue
  • To get rid of the injury or infection (correct)
  • To cause chronic inflammation
  • To prevent healing
  • What is the result of increased permeability and increased hydrostatic pressure?

  • Formation of a cyst
  • Formation of fluid exudate (correct)
  • Formation of a scar
  • Formation of a blood clot
  • What type of cells are involved in the acute inflammatory response?

    <p>Neutrophils and lymphocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the migration of leukocytes across the endothelium and vessel wall?

    <p>Diapedesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the initial slowing of leukocytes along the endothelial surface?

    <p>Margination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the directional movement of leukocytes towards a chemical attractant?

    <p>Chemotaxis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the engulment and digestion of foreign particles and microorganisms?

    <p>Phagocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the sequence of events that leads to the formation of inflammatory exudate?

    <p>Exudation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which the endothelial cells contract, leading to increased permeability?

    <p>Endothelial cell contraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the pus in Cellulitis?

    <p>Thin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of inflammation is characterized by localized abscesses?

    <p>Localized suppurative inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the directed movement of inflammatory cells towards the site of injury under the effect of chemical mediators?

    <p>Chemotaxis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the tract that communicates between a deep abscess and the surface?

    <p>Fistula</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which phagocytic cells recognize and engulf foreign particles and dead tissue, followed by their degradation?

    <p>Phagocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of non-suppurative inflammation is characterized by a local defect in the surface?

    <p>Urticaria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of acute inflammation is characterized by pus formation?

    <p>Suppurative inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the spread of infection through the bloodstream?

    <p>Septicemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of non-suppurative inflammation is characterized by a fibrinous exudate?

    <p>Fibrinous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the enzyme responsible for fibrin deposition and localization of the infection site?

    <p>Coagulase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a small abscess related to a hair follicle?

    <p>Furuncle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the spread of infection through the lymphatic system?

    <p>Pyemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of non-suppurative inflammation is characterized by a pseudomembrane?

    <p>Diphtheria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a large subcutaneous deep abscess that opens in the skin by multiple sinuses?

    <p>Carbuncle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outermost zone of an abscess that consists of inflammatory cells?

    <p>Peripheral zone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the protein-based substance that makes up the outermost layer of an abscess?

    <p>Pyogenic membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Definition and Purpose of Inflammation

    • Inflammation is a dynamic response of vascularized tissue to injury, aiming to get rid of the injurious agent or damaged tissue.
    • The process involves vascular changes leading to the formation of inflammatory exudate.

    Types of Inflammation

    • Gastritis: inflammation of the stomach
    • Appendicitis: inflammation of the appendix
    • Tonsillitis: inflammation of the tonsil
    • Hepatitis: inflammation of the liver
    • Cholecystitis: inflammation of the gallbladder
    • Pneumonia: inflammation of the lung
    • Pleurisy: inflammation of the pleura

    Causes of Inflammation

    • Chemical: acid, alkali
    • Physical: heat, cold, trauma
    • Infection: bacteria, virus, fungal
    • Immunological: effectiveness of nature of stimulus and protective mechanisms

    Acute Inflammation

    • Rapid onset and short duration
    • Characterized by prominent vascular response and neutrophils
    • Aims to remove the agent/tissue damage and form fluid and cellular exudate
    • Vascular changes: transient vasoconstriction, vasodilation, and increased permeability
    • Formation of fluid exudate: vasodilation, increased hydrostatic pressure, and increased osmotic pressure

    Vascular Reactions

    • Exudation: change in caliber, increased permeability, endothelial cell contraction, and endothelial damage
    • Transcytosis: protein-rich fluid (fluid exudate)

    Leukocyte Journey

    • Margination: due to stasis, leukocytes come peripheral along endothelial cells
    • Rolling and adhesion to endothelial cells
    • Migration across the endothelium and vessel wall: diapedesis or transmigration
    • Chemotaxis: directed movement of inflammatory cells toward the site of injury under the effect of chemical mediators (chemoattractant)
    • Phagocytosis: recognition and engulfment of foreign particles, followed by their degradation

    Types of Acute Inflammation

    • Suppurative (with pus formation): characterized by pus formation
    • Non-suppurative (without pus formation): characterized by absence of pus formation

    Suppurative Inflammation

    • Mechanism of pus formation: bacteria, tissue necrosis, attraction of neutrophils, dead neutrophils, and pus
    • Types of suppurative inflammation: localized (abscess, furuncle, carbuncle) and diffuse (cellulitis, peritonitis)

    Non-suppurative Inflammation

    • Fibrinous (e.g., pneumonia)
    • Serous (e.g., burn)
    • Serofibrinous (e.g., serous sac)
    • Catarrhal (e.g., rhinitis, pharyngitis)
    • Pseudomembranous (e.g., diphtheria)
    • Haemorrhagic (e.g., smallpox)
    • Necrotizing (e.g., cancrum oris)
    • Allergic (e.g., urticaria)

    Complications of Inflammation

    • Resolution: tissue destruction, fibrosis, and chronic inflammation
    • Complications of abscess: sinus, fistula, ulcer
    • Spread of infection: direct, toxemia, blood, lymphatic, pyemia, and septicemia

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    Learn about the definition and purpose of inflammation, as well as different types of inflammation affecting various body parts such as the stomach, appendix, tonsils, liver, and gallbladder.

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