Pathophysiology Study Set 1

Tears are considered to be part of the: 1) first line of defense. 2) second line of defense. 3) third line of defense. 4) specific defenses. 5) nonspecific defenses.

A specific defense for the body is:

The inflammatory response is a nonspecific response to:

Chemical mediators released during the inflammatory response include:

Granulation tissue is best described as:

Edema associated with inflammation results directly from:

The warmth and redness related to the inflammatory response results from:

What is the correct order of the following events in the inflammatory response immediately after tissue injury? 1) Increased permeability of blood vessels 2) Dilation of blood vessels 3) Transient vasoconstriction 4) Migration of leukocytes to the area 5) Hyperemia

The process of phagocytosis involves the:

Systemic effects of severe inflammation include:

The term leukocytosis means :

Which of the following statements applies to fever?

Mechanisms to bring an elevated body temperature down to the normal level include:

Replacement of damaged tissue by similar functional cells is termed:

Scar tissue consists primarily of:

Which of the following promotes rapid healing?

Glucocorticoids are used to treat inflammation because they directly:

Patients taking glucocorticoids for long periods of time are likely to develop all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following drugs relieves fever and some types of pain but is NOT an anti-inflammatory agent?

A burn area in which the epidermis and part of the dermis is destroyed is classified as: