Stimuli that Cause Cellular Adaptation/Injury
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What is the process called where leukocytes escape from venules and small veins, but only occasionally from capillaries?

  • Chemotaxis
  • Diapedesis
  • Pavementing
  • Transmigration (correct)
  • What is the most important mechanism of leukocyte emigration?

  • Extension of pseudopodia through the vascular wall
  • Disruption and resealing of the basement membrane
  • Widening of interendothelial junctions after endothelial cell contraction (correct)
  • Activation of phospholipase C leading to release of cytosolic calcium ions
  • What is the process called where leukocytes are attracted from vascular channels towards the site of inflammation within the tissue space, guided by chemical gradients?

  • Transmigration
  • Diapedesis
  • Chemotaxis (correct)
  • Pavementing
  • Which of the following is NOT a source of chemical mediators of inflammation?

    <p>Tissue-derived mediators</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called where specialized cells engulf and internalize particulate material, such as invading microorganisms, damaged cells, and tissue debris?

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

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