20 Questions
What is the characteristic feature of chronic inflammation?
Inflammation of prolonged duration
Which type of chronic inflammation is characterized by the formation of nodular collections?
Infective granuloma
What is the main cause of non-infective granulomas?
Rheumatic fever
What type of chronic inflammation starts as tiny granules and then fuses to form a tumor-like mass?
Infective granuloma
Which characteristic distinguishes chronic specific inflammation from chronic non-specific inflammation?
Presence of identifiable causes
What is the best example of healing by regeneration in humans?
Replacement of injured cells by cells of the same type
What type of wound healing occurs when wound edges cannot be apposed?
Secondary intention healing
What factor delays wound healing and leads to more granulation tissue and scarring?
Infection
Which type of cells do not proliferate in the postnatal life and cannot regenerate once destroyed?
Permanent cells
What is the replacement of damaged tissue by granulation tissue which matures to fibrous tissue known as?
Repair by fibrosis
Which type of wound healing occurs with a clean wound and well-apposed edges?
Primary intention healing
Which factor delays wound healing and leads to more granulation tissue and scarring?
Infection
What is the replacement of solid non-living material by fibrous tissue known as?
Healing by organization
Which characteristic distinguishes primary intention healing from secondary intention healing?
Wound edges apposition
Which type of cells do not proliferate under normal conditions but only when there is a need?
Stable cells
What is the definition of chronic inflammation?
Inflammation of prolonged duration (weeks or months) in which inflammation, tissue injury, and attempts at repair coexist
What distinguishes chronic specific inflammation from chronic non-specific inflammation?
Activation of macrophages forming nodular collections
Which type of granuloma is caused by bacteria like T.B and syphilis?
Infective granuloma
What is the characteristic feature of non-infective granulomas?
Granulation around foreign bodies
What leads to the formation of a distinct pattern of chronic inflammation in which activated macrophages form nodular collections?
Bacterial infection
Test your knowledge about chronic inflammation, tissue injury, and repair processes in the body. Explore the causes and types of chronic inflammation, and understand the differences between acute and chronic inflammatory reactions.
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