Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance 9th Edition by Scott Powers, Edward Howley

Exercise 4

Describe the differences between acute and chronic inflammation.

Step 1 of 2

Inflammation is an innate immune response towards harmful stimuli such as injured body part or a pathogen entering the body. The response is initiated to restore homeostasis and enable the damaged tissue return to the normal state. Depending upon the severity and duration of the response, inflammation is characterized as either acute or chronic inflammation,