PATHOLOGY QUIZ #1

WHAT 6 THINGS ARE NEEDED TO DESCRIBE AN ORAL LESION?

Anatomic location, clinical appearance, size, borders, consistency, color

WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION?

HEAT, REDNESS, SWELLING, PAIN, LOSS OF FUNCTION

INFLAMMATION

Nonspecific response to injury and occurs in the same manner, regardless of the nature of the injury Local or systemic Acute or chronic

INNATE DEFENSES

"Fighters" Intact skin or mucosa, mucous in the respiratory system, flushing action of tears, saliva, urine, diarrhea, resident microflora on skin

WHAT ARE THE 2 WBC INVOLVED IN THE WBC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE?

1. NEUTROPHILS- first type to be recruited into the area of injury, PHAGOCYTOSIS 2. MACROPHAGES- large, come after neutrophils