Perio: Chapter 14

Opsonization Is one of the most important actions of the compliment system it is the process whereby complement components coat the surface of bacteria to immobilize them so that phagocytosis can occur

Both statements are true

Chronic inflammation begin suddenly and his of short duration acute inflammation continues for more than a few weeks

Both statements or false

All of the following are symptoms of acute inflammation except

Bruising

The liver produces this type of acute phase protein during Episodes of acute inflammation

C-reactive proteins

An individual has an acute inflammation which of the following would you expect to see elevated and his blood tests

C-reactive proteins (CRP)

A leukocyte exits the blood vessel and enters the connective tissue to travel to the site of an infection what is the process called where by leukocytes are atttacted to an infection site

Chemotaxis

When an area of the mouth becomes inflamed there is an increase blood flow in affected tissues to

Deliver immune defenders to the site

The compliment system carries out all of the following functions except one which one is the exception

Engulfing (eating) bacteria

Your friend cut her finger while chopping vegetables yesterday today her finger is twice the normal size what is the cause of the swelling

Entry of fluid and cells into the connective tissues of her finger

Your friend is walking on the beach barefoot and cut his foot on something sharp hidden in the sand at home he washes the foot and put it on and he said bandage over to cut the next day the area around the cut is swollen red and hot what is the cause of the redness

Increased blood flow rushing to the area of the cut in his foot

Inflammation is the body's reaction to

Injury and invasion of pathogens

pus at a sight of inflammation consists of

Leukocytes that have engorged on bacteria and died

In a bacterial infection of the periodontium of the cells that arrive to the infection site first (The rapid responders) are the

Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes (PMNs)

B lymphocytes affect a micro organisms by

Secreting antibodies that neutralize micro organisms

The compliment system is a part of

The immune response

your young daughter goes to bed at night feeling fine and everything seems normal. In the morning she complains her ear hurts. You see that her ear lobe is very swollen red hot to the touch and slightly painful to the touch. should take your daughter to her physician?

Yes because the ear shows for signs of inflammation

Immune system protects the body against all of the following except

basophils

A leukocyte secretes a biologically active compound that attracts more immune cells to an infection site biologically active compounds secreted by the cells that activate bodies immune system are termed

bio chemical mediators

____ Is defined as a complex series of proteins circulating in the bloodstream that facilitate a distraction of bacteria by phagocytosis or puncturing bacterial cell membranes

complement system

a polymorphonuclear leukocytes travels to infection site attaches to a bacterium ingests and digests the unfortunate bacterium this process of engulfing and digesting micro organisms is termed

phagocytosis

Your neighbor has chronic inflammation in her foot due to diabetes what signs and symptoms would you expect your neighbor to experience with this chronic inflammation

redness heat pain... NONE OF THE ABOVE

A leukocyte travels through the bloodstream to an infection site and pushes its way between the cells lining and blood vessel this process of exiting the blood vessel is termed

trans-endothelial migration