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Pathogenesis of Inflammation Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following mediators are derived from phospholipids of cell membranes EXCEPT:

a)

histamine

b)

leukotriene

c)

prostaglandin

d)

thromboxane

2.

Vasodilation of blood vessels typically leads to hyperemia.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is RUBOR, one of the cardinal signs of inflammation?

a)

swelling

b)

redness

c)

warmth/heat

d)

pain

4.

______ describes the movement of leukocytes toward an injured site due to the presence of certain chemical substances.

a)

chemotaxis

b)

opsonization

c)

anaphylaxis

d)

agglutination

5.

Which of the following mediators is INCORRECTLY PAIRED with its function?

a)

bradykinin : increased mucus secretion

b)

thromboxane : decreased platelet aggregation

c)

histamine : increased smooth muscle contraction in respiratory tract

d)

leukotriene: enhanced chemotaxis

6.

________ is the process in which RBCs are stuck together in a single file to form clot due to stagnant blood flow.

a)

Opsonization

b)

Pavementing

c)

Rouleaux

d)

Chemotaxis

7.

The following occurrences contribute to the increase in vascular permeability EXCEPT ____

a)

endothelial cell death due to congestion

b)

beginning of migration of leukocytes out of circulation

c)

decreased release of toxic mediators at the injured site

d)

increased pressure due hyperemia.

8.

Complement proteins can function as _________ to increase secretion of histamine from mast cells.

a)

pyrogens

b)

chemotactic factors

c)

opsonins

d)

anaphylatoxins

9.

Proteins and cells that move from blood to the surrounding tissue outside the main circulation form a/an ________.

a)

edema

b)

opsonin

c)

hyperemia

d)

MAC

10.

Contraction of the endothelial cells will lead to ______

a)

pavementing of neutrophils

b)

more gaps created for blood content to escape from blood vessels out into the tissue

c)

better opsonization of pathogens for phagocytosis by phagocytes.

d)

the formation of membrane attack complex.

11.

The endothelium is made up of several layers of cells lining the respiratory tract.

a)

True

b)

False