Second Line Of Defense Flashcards
1
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Second line of defense:
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Inflammatory response - non-specific. When this can’t handle the invasion, the third line takes over.
2
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Inflammatory response
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- Caused by a variety of materials.
- Infection, tissue necrosis, trauma, physical and chemical injury, foreign bodies, immune reaction, ischemia, etc.
3
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Inflammatory Local manifestations:
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- Redness
- swelling
- pain
- heat
- loss of function
4
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Vascular response
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- Reasons we get the local manifestations.
- Blood vessel dilation.
- Increased vascular permeability and leakage.
- WBC adherence to the inner walls of the vessels and migration through the vessels.
- Blood clot walls off or plugs the damaged tissue.