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Inflammatory Response

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process where leukocytes engulf and digest bacteria

a)

leukocytosis

b)

pathogenesis

c)

hydrostatic pressure

d)

phagocytosis

2.

Inflammation is designed to be a protective mechanism

a)

true

b)

false

3.

acute inflammation can be defined as

a)

a purulent exudate

b)

a condition of long duration

c)

a condition of sudden onset

d)

an asthmatic incident

4.

The inflammatory process will only occur along borders of injury that have blood supply

a)

true

b)

false

5.
What component of blood is involved in clotting?
a)
erythrocytes
b)
leukocytes
c)
thrombocytes (platelets)
d)
phagocytes
6.

What is the least common leukocyte?

a)

neutrophils

b)

lymphocytes

c)

monocytes

d)

basophils

7.
which of the following is NOT one of the signs of inflammation?
a)
redness (erythema)
b)
heat 
c)
pain
d)
bleeding
8.
what is the first step of inflammation?
a)
platelets and fibrin start clotting
b)
damaged cells release histamine
c)
phagocytes (neutrophils) engulf bacteri
d)
capillaries get "leaky" and leukocytes and platelets come out to tissue
9.

The process where leukocytes engulf and digest bacteria known as ______________.

a)

leukocytosis

b)

pathogenesis

c)

hydrostatic pressure

d)

phagocytosis

10.

Autoimmune disease denotes

a)

Overreacts with antigen

b)

Failure of self from non-self tissues

c)

Inappropriate immune response

11.
What is the body's first line of defense against infection by foreign organisms? 
a)
antibodies
b)
lymph nodes
c)
white blood cells
d)
the skin
12.

What is the first response of arterioles to injury?

a)

Vasodilation

b)

Vasoconstriction

c)

Edema

d)

Redness

13.

Which immune cell is responsible for the quickest release of histamine that causes the red itchy welts associated with allergies?

a)

lymphocytes

b)

mast cells

c)

Eosinophils

d)

Basophils

14.

The following few questions are about the chemical mediators of inflammation:

What is the main effect of histamine?

a)

pain

b)

fever

c)

smooth muscle contraction

d)

dilation of arterioles

15.

What is the term used to describe white blood cells migrating toward bacteria?

a)

zeiosis

b)

phagocytosis

c)

chemotaxis

d)

phototaxis