PATH 3610 - Midterm 2
Number 1. Which of the following c
terms describe an exudate?
a. formed due to increase in
venous hydrostatic
pressure
b. contains plasma ultrafiltrate
primarily
c. contains fluid, protein, and
inflammatory cells
Number 2. The specific b
movement of neutrophils toward
a focus of inflammation is
termed:
a. peristalsis
b. chemotaxis
c. margination
Number 3. The systemic fever a
response is a result of which of
the following?
a. pyrogens influencing the
hypothalamic
thermoregulatory centre in
the brain
b. a loss of vasomotor
control due to bacterial
toxins
c. decreased heat loss from the
body due to peripheral
vasoconstriction
, Number 4. Which of the following c
lists best describes the
composition of pus?
a. plasma, fibrin, tissue
macrophages and tissue debris
b. neutrophils, mucus, tissue debris
c. degenerating neutrophils,
plasma, tissue debris and dead
microbes
Number 5. An active increase in b
blood flow to a tissue area is
termed:
a. hemorrhage
b. hyperemia
c. congestion
Number 6. Which of the c
following statements about acute
inflammation is not true?
a. it is the first line of defense
against an injury
b. the extent of the inflammatory
reaction is proportionate to the
degree of tissue damage
c. the leakiness of the vessels
allows fluids and proteins but
not cells to escape
Number 7. The increased a
vascular permeability
seen early in acute
inflammation is
primarily the result of:
a. widening of intercellular
junctions between
endothelial cells
b. leukocyte-mediated endothelial
injury
c. direct injury to
endothelium by the initiating
cause of the inflammation
Number 8. Mast cells have an b
important role in inflammation
because their granules release:
a. serotonin
Number 1. Which of the following c
terms describe an exudate?
a. formed due to increase in
venous hydrostatic
pressure
b. contains plasma ultrafiltrate
primarily
c. contains fluid, protein, and
inflammatory cells
Number 2. The specific b
movement of neutrophils toward
a focus of inflammation is
termed:
a. peristalsis
b. chemotaxis
c. margination
Number 3. The systemic fever a
response is a result of which of
the following?
a. pyrogens influencing the
hypothalamic
thermoregulatory centre in
the brain
b. a loss of vasomotor
control due to bacterial
toxins
c. decreased heat loss from the
body due to peripheral
vasoconstriction
, Number 4. Which of the following c
lists best describes the
composition of pus?
a. plasma, fibrin, tissue
macrophages and tissue debris
b. neutrophils, mucus, tissue debris
c. degenerating neutrophils,
plasma, tissue debris and dead
microbes
Number 5. An active increase in b
blood flow to a tissue area is
termed:
a. hemorrhage
b. hyperemia
c. congestion
Number 6. Which of the c
following statements about acute
inflammation is not true?
a. it is the first line of defense
against an injury
b. the extent of the inflammatory
reaction is proportionate to the
degree of tissue damage
c. the leakiness of the vessels
allows fluids and proteins but
not cells to escape
Number 7. The increased a
vascular permeability
seen early in acute
inflammation is
primarily the result of:
a. widening of intercellular
junctions between
endothelial cells
b. leukocyte-mediated endothelial
injury
c. direct injury to
endothelium by the initiating
cause of the inflammation
Number 8. Mast cells have an b
important role in inflammation
because their granules release:
a. serotonin
