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What are the most common and medically important causes of inflammation?
What are the most common and medically important causes of inflammation?
- Foreign bodies and autoimmune diseases
- Infections and microbial toxins (correct)
- Environmental chemicals and physical injury
- Tissue necrosis and immune reactions
What is the outcome of the interaction between the type of pathogen and the host response?
What is the outcome of the interaction between the type of pathogen and the host response?
- Is always fatal
- Determines the type of inflammatory response (correct)
- Always results in autoimmune disease
- Always results in chronic inflammation
What can cause tissue necrosis?
What can cause tissue necrosis?
- Only bacterial infections
- Only viral infections
- Only microbial toxins
- Ischemia, trauma, and physical and chemical injury (correct)
What can trigger inflammation?
What can trigger inflammation?
What are autoimmune diseases often associated with?
What are autoimmune diseases often associated with?
What induces autoimmune and allergic reactions?
What induces autoimmune and allergic reactions?
What is a characteristic of acute inflammation?
What is a characteristic of acute inflammation?
What is the primary cause of tissue damage in autoimmune diseases?
What is the primary cause of tissue damage in autoimmune diseases?
What is a common feature of chronic inflammation?
What is a common feature of chronic inflammation?
What is the term for a systemic inflammatory reaction that causes widespread pathologic abnormalities?
What is the term for a systemic inflammatory reaction that causes widespread pathologic abnormalities?
What is the primary difference between acute and chronic inflammation?
What is the primary difference between acute and chronic inflammation?
What is a common result of chronic inflammation?
What is a common result of chronic inflammation?
What is the term for inflammation that arises in response to self antigens?
What is the term for inflammation that arises in response to self antigens?
What is a common underlying mechanism of chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis?
What is a common underlying mechanism of chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis?
What is the function of macrophage scavenger receptors?
What is the function of macrophage scavenger receptors?
What is the primary function of opsonins in phagocytosis?
What is the primary function of opsonins in phagocytosis?
What is the result of the fusion of a phagosome with a lysosomal granule?
What is the result of the fusion of a phagosome with a lysosomal granule?
What is the function of myeloperoxidase (MPO) in neutrophils?
What is the function of myeloperoxidase (MPO) in neutrophils?
What is the function of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in macrophages?
What is the function of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in macrophages?
What is the function of lysozyme in neutrophils and macrophages?
What is the function of lysozyme in neutrophils and macrophages?
What is the function of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)?
What is the function of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)?
What is a consequence of excessive or inappropriate leukocyte activation?
What is a consequence of excessive or inappropriate leukocyte activation?
What do activated leukocytes produce in addition to antimicrobial factors?
What do activated leukocytes produce in addition to antimicrobial factors?
What is a possible outcome of the acute inflammatory response?
What is a possible outcome of the acute inflammatory response?
