Immunology: inflammation FINISHED

Inflammatory response is a ____ immune defense mechanism that is initiated by injury of infection in vascularized tissue

• specific, adaptive

• nonspecific, innate

Inflammatory response develops ___ after an injury.

• quickly

• slowly

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The inflammatory response is only always protective.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It's mostly protective but can also cause injury

Rapid response to an injurious agent that serves to deliver leukocytes and plasma proteins to the site of injury.

• Actue inflammation

• chronic inflammation

What is the suffix for inflammation?

• -itis

• -ectomy

• -emesis

What are the 3 major components of acute inflammation?

• altered vascular caliber

• structural changes in microvasculature

• emigration of leukocytes from microcirculation

Increased or restricted blood flow is which of the 3 parts of acute inflammation?

• altered vascular caliber

• structural changes in microvasculature

• emigration of leukocytes from microvasculature

Part of acute inflammation that allows plasma proteins and leukocytes to leave the circulation.

• altered vascular caliber

• structural changes in the microvasculature

• emigration of leukocytes from microcirculation

Emigration of leukocytes from the microcirculation, accumulation in the focus of the injury and their activation to elminate the agent is part of the major components of acute inflammation.

• True

• False

Select the functions of inflammation.

• deliver defensive materials to the site

• limit effects by confining the pathogen and its products

• repair and replace tissue that is damaged