ROBBINS BASIC PATHOLOGY 10TH EDITION
EXAM REVIEW TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
100 PERCENT CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is dynamic about inflammation?
Answer: starts with damage and ends with healing and repair
◉ What is the difference between inflammation and infection?
Answer: infection is always caused by pathogens
◉ What is the role of histamine/serotonin in inflammation? (2)
Answer: vasodilation and vascular permeability
◉ What is the role of prostaglandin in inflammation? (3)
Answer: vasodilation, fever, and pain
◉ What is the role of leukotrienes in inflammation? (2)
Answer: vascular permeability and chemotaxis/activation
◉ What is the role of complement products in inflammation? (2)
,Answer: vascular permeability and chemotaxis/activation
◉ What is the role of bradykinin in inflammation? (2)
Answer: vascular permeability and pain
◉ What is the role of TNF and IL-1 in inflammation? (3)
Answer: vascular permeability, adhesion, and chemotaxis
/activation
◉ what is the role of chemokines in inflammation? (1)
Answer: chemotaxis/activation
◉ What is the role of just TNF in inflammation? (2)
Answer: fever and pain
◉ Which cells of inflammation reside in the blood? (5)
Answer: macrophages (monocytes)
neutrophils (histiocyte)
NKC
antibodies
complement proteins
, ◉ Which cells of inflammation reside in the tissues? (3)
Answer: mature macrophages
dendritic cells
mast cells
◉ What are the cardinal signs and symptoms of acute inflammation?
(5)
Answer: Calor (heat)
rubor (redness)
tumor (swelling)
dolor (pain)
functio laesa (loss of function)
◉ What causes calor?
Answer: increased blood flow at the site of inflammation
(vasodilation)
◉ What causes rubor?
Answer: result of vasodilation and vascular congestion
◉ What causes tumor?
Answer: exudate edema
EXAM REVIEW TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
100 PERCENT CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is dynamic about inflammation?
Answer: starts with damage and ends with healing and repair
◉ What is the difference between inflammation and infection?
Answer: infection is always caused by pathogens
◉ What is the role of histamine/serotonin in inflammation? (2)
Answer: vasodilation and vascular permeability
◉ What is the role of prostaglandin in inflammation? (3)
Answer: vasodilation, fever, and pain
◉ What is the role of leukotrienes in inflammation? (2)
Answer: vascular permeability and chemotaxis/activation
◉ What is the role of complement products in inflammation? (2)
,Answer: vascular permeability and chemotaxis/activation
◉ What is the role of bradykinin in inflammation? (2)
Answer: vascular permeability and pain
◉ What is the role of TNF and IL-1 in inflammation? (3)
Answer: vascular permeability, adhesion, and chemotaxis
/activation
◉ what is the role of chemokines in inflammation? (1)
Answer: chemotaxis/activation
◉ What is the role of just TNF in inflammation? (2)
Answer: fever and pain
◉ Which cells of inflammation reside in the blood? (5)
Answer: macrophages (monocytes)
neutrophils (histiocyte)
NKC
antibodies
complement proteins
, ◉ Which cells of inflammation reside in the tissues? (3)
Answer: mature macrophages
dendritic cells
mast cells
◉ What are the cardinal signs and symptoms of acute inflammation?
(5)
Answer: Calor (heat)
rubor (redness)
tumor (swelling)
dolor (pain)
functio laesa (loss of function)
◉ What causes calor?
Answer: increased blood flow at the site of inflammation
(vasodilation)
◉ What causes rubor?
Answer: result of vasodilation and vascular congestion
◉ What causes tumor?
Answer: exudate edema
