INFLAMMATION Flashcards
What is the name of the main effector cell in acute inflammation?
Neutrophil polymorphs
Which cells produce collagen in fibrous scarring?
Fibroblasts
Which of the following is an example of acute inflammation?
- Glandular fever
- Leprosy
- Appendicitis
- Tuberculosis
Appendicitis
In which of the following does granulomatous inflammation occur?
- Crohn’s disease
- Acute appendicitis
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Lobar pneumonia
Crohn’s disease
Which one of the following is a chronic inflammatory process from its start?
- Appendicitis
- Cholecystitis
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Lobar pneumonia
Infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever) - first bout is acute
Which one of the following is an example of hyperplasia?
- Bodybuilder’s biceps
- Enlarged left ventricle
- Benign prostrate enlargement
- Wasting of quadriceps after immobilisation
Benign prostrate enlargement
Which one of the following is not an example of apoptosis?
- Loss of cells from tips of duodenal villi
- Loss of cells during embryogenesis
- Renal infarction
- Graft versus host disease
Renal infarction - necrosis
Which one of the following is an example of atrophy?
- Biceps of a body builder
- Uterus in pregnancy
- Brain in dementia
- Prostrate in older age
Brain in dementia
What is the pattern of differentiation of metaplastic cells lining of the bronchi of cigarette smokers?
Ciliated to squamous (=metaplasia)
Which one of the following is an example of necrosis?
- Loss of cells from duodenal tips
- Loss of individual cells in graft venous host disease
- Loss of individual cells during development
- Renal infarction
Renal infarction
What process is defined by the formation of a solid mass of blood constituents within an intact vascular system during life?
Thrombosis
Name a drug that inhibits platelet aggregation.
Aspirin
Describe the structure of a neutrophil polymorph.
- Nucleus is polymorphous
- Cytoplasm full of bags of enzymes for phagocytosis
