31 Questions
What is inflammation?
A response of vascularized tissues to infections and tissue damage
What suffix is typically used to name inflammation in various organs or tissues?
itis
Which of the following is NOT a cause of inflammation?
Hormonal adjustments
What is the inflammatory response of the body to cell and tissue injury divided into?
General body response and specific local response
Which of the following is an example of inflammation in an organ or tissue?
Gastritis
What are the injurious agents causing inflammation?
Fungi, parasites, mechanical trauma, and organic poisons
What are the cardinal signs of acute inflammation according to Celsus?
Rubor, tumor, calor, dolor, functio lease
What causes the redness (rubor) observed clinically in acute inflammation?
Persistent progressive vasodilatation
Which alteration is responsible for the swelling (tumor) observed clinically in acute inflammation?
Increased vascular permeability
What is the function of functio lease in the context of acute inflammation?
Loss of function
What causes the heat (calor) observed clinically in acute inflammation?
Persistent progressive vasodilatation
Which microscopic changes indicate the early inflammatory process?
Vascular response
What leads to escape of protein-rich fluid from the circulation into the extravascular tissues in acute inflammation?
Increased vascular permeability
What represents the hallmark of the early hemodynamic changes in acute inflammation?
Persistent progressive vasodilatation
What does leukocytes-dependant injury refer to during inflammation?
Endothelial cell injury caused by toxic oxygen metabolites and proteolytic enzymes released by leukocytes
What follows after slowing or stasis of microcirculation during inflammation?
Increased vascular permeability
Which of the following is NOT a cause of inflammation as described in the text?
Excessive sunlight exposure
In the context of inflammation, what is the suffix used to name inflammation in the skin?
Dermatitis
What type of agents are mentioned as causes of inflammation in the text?
Infective, immunological, physical, chemical, and insert materials
What is the inflammatory response of the body to cell and tissue injury divided into, as mentioned in the text?
Local response and systemic response
What nomenclature is used to name inflammation in the colon?
Colitis
In the context of inflammation, which of the following represents an example of inflammation in an organ or tissue?
Articular inflammation
What is the term used to describe the increased blood flow and vasodilatation observed in acute inflammation?
Active hyperemia
Which chemical mediators are involved in the increased vascular permeability that leads to the escape of protein-rich fluid (exudate) from the circulation into the extravascular tissues during inflammation?
Histamine and leukotrienes
What causes the transient vasoconstriction of arterioles in the early stages of inflammation?
Neurogenic axonal reflex
What represents endothelial cell injury caused by accumulation of leukocytes during inflammation?
Leukocytes-dependant injury
What microscopic changes indicate the early inflammatory process?
Vascular response and cellular response
What is responsible for the redness (rubor) observed clinically in acute inflammation?
Changes in blood flow and caliber
What suffix is typically used to name inflammation in various organs or tissues?
-itis
What follows after slowing or stasis of microcirculation during inflammation?
Increased vascular permeability
What nomenclature is used to name inflammation in the colon?
-itis
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